Conochilus hippocrepis
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Conochilus hippocrepis is a species of the genus Conochilus from the tribe of the rotifers (Rotatoria).
description
The animals grow to a length of 500 to 800 µm , with the foot making up about three-fifths of their total length. They form free-swimming, spherical colonies with a diameter of 1000 to 1600 µm and 60 to 100 individuals. Your wheel organ is horseshoe-shaped, inside there is a muzzle. On this there are two abdominal buttons in front of the raised mouth.
distribution
Conochilus hippocrepis lives in clean lakes and ponds in the belt between the shore zone and free 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
- Conochilus hippocrepis at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 8, 2012