Microcodon clavus EHRENBERG, 1830
Microcodon clavus, specimen from (6), dorsoventral view, focus plane on the caudal antennas (arrows) (7)
 
Microcodon clavus, same specimen, focal plane on the lateral antennas (arrows). (7)
 
Microcodon clavus, lateral view; specimen from (4), focus plane on the trophi and the dorsal antenna.
 
Microcodon clavus, dorsal view, focus plane on the paracingulum and paratrochus. (1)
 
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).
 
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.
 
Microcodon clavus, specimen from (6), lateral view with the chrysophyte alga Synura sphagnicola
 
Microcodon clavus, dorsoventral view of specimen from (3). The transverse striated muscles of the foot are visible (arrowheads).
 
Microcodon clavus, specimen from (1), epipharynx and eyespot (right).
 
 
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)
 
freshwater life
procaryota
algae
plants
protists
"worms"
molluscs
arthropods
marine life
mediterranean
tropical
misc
impresssum
plingfactory