Ascomorpha ovalis
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Ascomorpha ovalis is a species of the genus Ascomorpha from the stem of the rotifers (Rotatoria).
description
The animals are 100 to 200 µm long and have an oval body. They are footless and without an intestine or anus. Ascomorpha ovalis feeds on dinoflagellates , which it clasps with hook-shaped buttons and pierces with its pointed jaw. The dinoflagellates are then sucked out by pumping the chewing device.
distribution
Ascomorpha ovalis lives planktonically in clean lakes and ponds .
swell
- Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in a drop of water. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. 10th edition. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-440-10807-4 .
Web links
- Ascomorpha ovalis in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved January 27, 2012
- Images of Ascomorpha ovalis