Coleps hirtus Mueller, 1786
Coleps hirtus, is a scavenger; the image shows a specimen that has fed from a dead copepod with orange lipid droplets. Focal plane on the plates of the lorica. (1)
 
Coleps hirtus, division (final stage); different focal planes. (2)
 
Coleps hirtus, specimen from (3)
 
Coleps hirtus, specimen from (3); the cell can be dissolved by bleachin agents like NaOCl so that the armour plates remain and can e observed in detail with a light microscope. This example shows the plates of Coleps nolandi.
 
 
 
 
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