Cupelopagis vorax
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Vorax Cupelopagis is the only kind of the genus Cupelopagis from the root of the rotifers (Rotatoria).
description
The animals grow to a length of 600 to 1000 µm and have a chewing apparatus like Collotheca . The muzzle, however, has no eyelashes, so that a large, smooth-edged and hammer-in muzzle is created. The foot is displaced towards the abdomen and converted into an adhesive disc . The torso of the females is blistered and the muscles are powerfully developed.
The animals use the funnel to catch loads of algae , roundworms and protozoa . Then the hem of the mouth is turned over and the funnel is folded up.
distribution
The animals sit horizontally on leaves of water lilies or waterweed .
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
- Cupelopagis vorax at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved January 27, 2012
- Pictures of Cupelopagis vorax