Proales laticauda n.sp.
Proales laticauda, lateral view 1
Proales laticauda, lateral view 2
Proales laticauda, lateral view 3
Proales laticauda, dorsoventral view
Proales laticauda, dorsoventral view; arrowheads pointing to the broad tail.
Proales laticauda, dorsoventral view (brightfield) showing two refractive bodies at the rostrum (arrowheads).
Proales laticauda, ventral view; two images showing the ciliary field
Proales laticauda, compressed specimen
Proales laticauda, compressed specimen showing at least 6 nuclei in the vitellarium
Proales laticauda, 4 aspects of the trophi
Proales laticauda, 2 aspects of the trophi (extract from video)
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Identification by courtesy of Dr. Chr. Jersabek >> Rotifer world catalog
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Location: Eifel, Germany
Habitat: Moss with mucilagenous green algae, together with: Bryceella perpusilla, Habrotrocha pusilla, Macrotrachela papillosa, M. plicata plicata, M. quadricornifera,
Date: 23.10.2013
freshwater life
procaryota
algae
plants
protists
"worms"
molluscs
arthropods
marine life
mediterranean
tropical
misc
impresssum
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