| Habrotrocha flaviformis; is a species that can build a house by weaving a net. Two glands (retrocerebral glands?) which range from the anterior part of the trunk to the neck provide a glue that is secreted through the rostrum. Analogous to the web-building of some caterpillars H. flaviformis presses the rostrum on to the substratum, a thread is produced and attached to the substratum for building a web around the body. Specimen from (2) |
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| Habrotrocha flaviformis, specimen with egg (1) |
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| Habrotrocha flaviformis, detail of the anterior part. The asterisks mark the two granular glands. |
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| Habrotrocha flaviformis, contracted specimen inside the web. |
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| Habrotrocha flaviformis, web of another specimen from the same sample. |
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| Habrotrocha flaviformis, detail of the web. |
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| Habrotrocha flaviformis, whirling, lateral view; this species has a very long and slender head. |
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| Habrotrocha flaviformis, whirling, lateral view; this species has also a very long pharynx. |
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| Habrotrocha flaviformis, the stomach of the specimens from this sample is orange colored; the vitellaria are yellowish (in contrast to the literature, where it is vice versa). |
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| Habrotrocha flaviformis, left image: dorsal view of the head, focus plane on the upper lip. Right: ramate trophi with dental formula 6/6. |
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| Habrotrocha flaviformis, head of specimen from (2), dorsal view. |
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| Location: NSG Schwalm, Germany (1); Martinsky Mlyn, Trhové Sviny, Czech Republic (2), |
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Habitat (1): between fungus on dead tree. (click image to enlarge >>>) |
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| Habitat (2): moss |
| Date: 26.11.2015 (1); coll.: 06.09.2015, img.: 11.09.2015 (2) |
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