Adineta sp.5
Adineta sp.5, dorsoventral view, creeping; specimen from (1).
 

Adineta sp.5, four aspects of the head. Upper left: Focus plane on the convex rostrum lamella, which is very wide in this species (ratio: rostrum lamella width vs. maximum head width = 0.7 to 0.85, depending on the contraction of the animal); upper right: head of fully stertched specimen. Lower left: focus plane on the rake apparatus with 5 U-hooks and 6 denticles. Lower right: specimen with folded rostral lamella.
 

Adineta sp.5, specimen from (2) dorsoventral view, creeping.
 
Adineta sp.5, lateral view.
 
Adineta sp.5, lateral view of the head region.
 
Adineta sp.5, dorsoventral view showing the 8 nuclei in the vitellarium.
 
Adineta sp.5, left image: foot of specimen from (1); right image foot of specimen from (2)
 

Adineta sp.5, two aspects of the rake apparatus(still image from a video); left and right rake (not the same scale! see scale bar!).

 
Location: Lennetal (Hagen), wall (concrete)(1); Hattingen Oberstüter, stairs (2)
Habitat: dry, sunexposed moss (1); moss on concrete (2)
Date: 20.08.2016 (1); 03.07.2016; 07.08.2016 (2)
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