Loxodes rostrum Mueller,1773
Loxodes rostrum: in contrast to Loxodes magnus and Loxodes striatus this species has symbiotic green algae (zoochlorellae) Size: approx . 200µm.
 
Loxodes rostrum: the zoochlorella enable L.rostrum to occupy a different ecological niche compared to the other loxodes species.
 
Loxodes rostrum: has two macronuclei with the the micronuclei located between them.
Location: Simmelried, Bodensee, Sphagnum pond
Habitat: detritus
Date: 22.07.2009
 
 
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