Pleurotrocha petromyzon
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Pleurotrocha petromyzon is a species from the genus Pleurotrocha from the phylum of rotifers (Rotatoria).
description
The animals reach a size of 220 to 280 µm, well-nourished giant forms are 450 to 480 µm long. They have a soft body and a foot that is a quarter of the total length. The brain has one eye , but no brain glands.
Diet
Pleurotrocha petromyzon is a scavenger, the animals eat dead water fleas up to the shell.
distribution
The species can be found on water fleas, water lice and bell animal colonies. Giant specimens are often found in the mud of polluted rivers .
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
- Pleurotrocha petromyzon in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved January 22, 2012
- Images of Pleurotrocha petromyzon