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										Trochilia minuta (Roux, 1899) Kahl, 1931  | 
									 
								 
								
									
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									  | Trochilia minuta: a group of specimens moving on a filamentous Spirogyra-alge (1) | 
								   
									
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									  | Trochilia minuta:  lateral view; focus plane on the posterior podite (Po) and the anterior sensory cilia (SC) (2) | 
								   
									
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									  | Trochilia minuta: ventral view; focus plane on the ventral ciliature. lsK: left somatic kineties; rsK: right somatic kineties; Po: posterior podite; poK: perioral kineties. Also visible is the macronucleus (Ma) which is divided (permanentely) into a hyaline part with nucleolus (Nu) and the posterior granular part(2) | 
								   
									
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										| Trochilia minuta:  lateral view (the anterior part is left in this image), optical median section. Focus plane on the rods of the oral basket (RoB) and the perioral cilia (poC). (2) | 
									 
									
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									  | Trochilia minuta:  lateral view (the anterior part is right in this image), opiocal median section. Focus plane on the right somatic cilia (rsC). (2) | 
								   
									
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									  | Trochilia minuta: specimen from (3) | 
							   
									
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									  | Species identification courtesy of Dr. Martin Kreutz; Litzelstetten/ Germany.. | 
							   
									
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									        | Location (2): Felderbachtal, Hattingen, NRW, Germany; Haselbecke pond | 
								           
									      
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									        | Habitat (2):   Neuston (click image to enlarge >>>) | 
								           
									      
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									        | Date (4):  coll.: 20.04. 2020  ; img.: 20.04. 2020 | 
								           
									      
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									        Location  (3): Kalwes-Teiche, Bochum-Querenburg, NRW, Germany; pond2 | 
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									        | Habitat (3): periphyton (click to enlarge >>>>) | 
								           
									      
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									        | Date (3):  coll.: 26.11.2022; img.:  27.11.2022 ( | 
								           
									      
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									        Location (1): Schulzentrum Gevelsberg, NRW, Germany, Gruenes Klassenzimmer, pond | 
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									        Habitat (1): between algae | 
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									        Date (1): 03.10.2012  | 
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