| Rhabdostyla inclinans: This image shows the anterior part of the oligochaete Nais sp. that is infested by the peritrich ciliate Rhabdostyla inclinans. (The arrowhead points to one of the other ectoparasites: the rotifer Cephalodella parasitica. The arrow points to the rotifer Albertia naidis, which lives as an endoparasite in the intestinum of Nais sp.). (2) |
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| Rhabdostyla inclinans: close-up showing some of the ciliates. |
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| Rhabdostyla inclinans: optical longitudinal section; focus plane on the long macronucleus. |
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| Rhabdostyla inclinans: focus plane on the striated cortex. |
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| Rhabdostyla inclinans: focus plane on the peristome |
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| Location: Simmelried near Konstanz, sphagnum pond |
| habitat: parasitic on Nais sp. |
| Date: 08.10.2018 |
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