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| ( OV Müller 1786) Ehrenberg 1835/38 |
The weapon animal ( Stylonychia pustulata ) is a protozoan that is one of the ciliate animals.
features
The weapon animal has a size of about 0.15-0.25 mm and a broad, boat-shaped body that is largely rigid due to the cytoskeleton . The two rows of marginal cirrus do not meet and at the rear end there are three elongated tail bristles in the cirrus gap. The peristome is well developed.
The weapon animal swirls with its eyelashes bacteria and other microorganisms in its cell mouth. It prefers clean to moderately polluted waters and is found relatively frequently in them.
literature
- Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in a drop of water. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. 9th, revised and expanded edition. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-440-08431-0 .