Cephalodella

Cephalodella
Systematics
Trunk : Rotifers (Rotatoria) Class : Eurotatoria Subclass : Monogononta Order : Ploima Family : Notommatidae Genre : Cephalodella
Scientific name
Cephalodella
Bory de Saint-Vincent , 1826.

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Eating animal of the genus Cephalodella .

Cephallodella is a genus from the tribe of rotifers (Rotatoria).

description

Depending on the species, the animals grow to be 80 to 450 µm long and lead a predatory way of life. Their armor consists of four to five plates, which are separated by grooves that serve as hinges. The toes are longer than the soft foot. The wheel organ is inclined and there is a tuft of rigid eyelashes around the mouth.

Types (selection)

• Cephalodella auritculata
• Cephalodella catellina
• Cephalodella forficata
• Cephalodella forficula
• Cephalodella gibba
• Cephalodella hoodi
• Cephalodella sterea

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

• Cephalodella at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 3, 2012