Microcodon clavus, specimen from (6), dorsoventral view, focus plane on the caudal antennas (arrows) (7) |
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Microcodon clavus, same specimen, focal plane on the lateral antennas (arrows). (7) |
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Microcodon clavus, lateral view; specimen from (4), focus plane on the trophi and the dorsal antenna. |
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Microcodon clavus, dorsal view, focus plane on the paracingulum and paratrochus. (1) |
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Microcodon clavus, two optical transects with different focal planes; frontal view. Upper image: focal plane on the eyespot (marked by white circle) and the cilia of the paracingulum, which are in bilateral symmetric metachronal movement (bowed arrows). Specimen from (5). Lower image: focal plane on the cirri of the paratrochus (PT). Specimen from (6). |
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Microcodon clavus, specimen from (1), lateral view; focus plane on the mastax which is partly yellowish. The epipharynx is crimson-colored (arrowheads). The arrow points to the dark-red eyespot. Also visible: dorsal antenna and transversal-striped muscles in the foot. |
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Microcodon clavus, specimen from (6), lateral view with the chrysophyte alga Synura sphagnicola |
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Microcodon clavus, dorsoventral view of specimen from (3). The transverse striated muscles of the foot are visible (arrowheads). |
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Microcodon clavus, specimen from (1), epipharynx and eyespot (right). |
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Location: Lakensee, Solling (1); 51∞43'57.70"N/ 9∞36'13.22"O; Naturreservat Bourtange (2); Nature reserve Heiliges Meer (3), (5); Wuppertalsperre (4); Ohligser Heide,NRW, Germany, pond with Potamogeton sp. (6); (7) |
Habitat: Plankton (1,2,3,4,5); Periphyton (6) |
Date: (1) 3.5.2009 / (2) 24.8.2009 14.5.2011 (3); 13.03.2014 (4); 17.04.2011 (5); 02.08. 2015 (6) 28.06.2021 (7) |
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