Cochliopodium vestitum Archer 1871
Cochliopodium vestitum, a species with a flexible cuticle covered with tiny scales. Visible are also the short spines. The spines separate this species from Cochliopodium bilimbosum which is lacking the spines. (3)
Cochliopodium vestitum, same specimen as above, focus plane on the scales.
Cochliopodium vestitum, specimen from (3), floating form.
Cochliopodium vestitum, another specimen from (1) with focus on the spines.
Cochliopodium vestitum, specimen from (2),
Cochliopodium vestitum, another specimen from (2),
Cochliopodium vestitum, specimen from (1).
 
Cochliopodium vestitum, two aspects of the shell. The lower image shows that the shell is composed out of small umbrella-shaped scales. Perhaps the scales have been the models for the "Supertrees" at the "Gardens by the Bay", Singapore. (3)
Cochliopodium vestitum, specimen from (4)
 
 
Location: Simmelried near Konstanz, Bodensee, Sphagnum pond (1);(3); Wahner Heider near Cologne (2); NSG Heiliges Meer, Großes Heiliges Meer (4)
Habitat : Periphyton (1);(2); (3); on artificially exposed microslides (4)
Datum: 16.08.2009 (1); 16.11.2011 (2); 6.10.2017 (3); coll.: 28.04.2019; img.: 07.05.2019
 
 
 
 
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