| Macrotrachela plicata plicata; a species with two-lobed upper lip |
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| Macrotrachela plicata plicata; left image: crop of above image; shows two-lobed upper lip with a bulge-like rim (arrowheads). Right image: foot with granulated cuticula; spurs and 3 toes lower image shows the ligula in the sulcus |
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| Macrotrachela plicata plicata; extended specimen, whirling, showing the lengthwise folded cuticula (11.2.2013) |
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| Macrotrachela plicata plicata; lateral view (23.2.2013). The lines show the planes of the optical transects of the following three images |
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| (1)Macrotrachela plicata plicata; specimen from another sample (26.3.2013); Focal plane: (1) showing the upper lip |
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| (2)Macrotrachela plicata plicata; Focal plane: (2) showing the ciliated mouth. The arrow points to the ligula in the sulcus |
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| (3)Macrotrachela plicata plicata; Focal plane: (3), showing the lower lip |
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| Macrotrachela plicata plicata; creeping, showing the lamella of the rostrum |
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| MMacrotrachela plicata plicata; focal plane on the rostrum and the dorsal antenna. |
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| Macrotrachela plicata plicata; trophi with dental formula 2/2 |
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| Macrotrachela plicata plicata; another specimen, contracted (26.05.2013) |
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| Location: Germany, Hattingen Oberstueter, forest |
| Habitat: moss on tree, together with: Bryceella stylata, Macrotrachela papillosa, Philodina ?nemoralis, Encentrum lutra |
| Date: 16.2-28.3.2013 |
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