Cephalodella forficula
| Cephalodella forficula | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systematics | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Scientific name | ||||||||||||
| Cephalodella forficula | ||||||||||||
| Ehrenberg , 1832 |
Cephalodella forficula is a species of the genus Cephalodella from the tribe of the rotifers (Rotatoria).
description
The animals are 300 to 375 µm long and lead a predatory way of life. Its armor consists of four plates that are separated by longitudinal gaps that serve as hinges. Her thorn-equipped toes are 66 to 90 µm long. With these they build long, loose, brown tubes out of mud particles. Its wheel organ is inclined and there is a tuft of rigid eyelashes around the mouth. They have two forehead eyes with a common lens .
distribution
Cephalodella forficula lives on the bottom of standing and flowing water .
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 forficula in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 8, 2012
- Images of Cephalodella forficula