Brachionus angularis Gosse 1851
Brachionus angularis; dorsoventral view of specimen from (2)
 
Brachionus angularis; two aspects of the anterior part of a specimen from (2). Upper image: shows the notch between the two dents in the dorsal part of the anterior lorica where the dorsal antenna protrudes. Lower image: anterior part of the ventral lorica and the interrupted circumapical band of the corona.
 
Brachionus angularis; ventral view. Focus plane on the foot opening of the lorica. (1)
 
Brachionus angularis; dorsoventral view, focus plane on the cerebral eyespot, the trophi and the foot. (1)
 
Brachionus angularis; lateral view. The lorica has some transversal notches and a paired lateral notch. (1)
 
Brachionus angularis; dorsoventral view.The right one of the lateral notches is visible. (1)
 
Brachionus angularis; lateral notches in the lorica (1)
 
Brachionus angularis; specimen from (2) with resting egg.
 
Brachionus angularis; specimen from (3); crop of the above image, detail of the foot.
 
Brachionus angularis; frontal view. (2)
 
 
Brachionus angularis; with several parasites: the euglenid flagellate Colacium sp. as epibiont on the lorica and fungal hyphae are visible in the pseudocoel of this specimen. (2)
 
Brachionus angularis; specimen with amictic egg and the euglenid flagellate Colacium sp. as epibiont on the lorica. Also visible is a peritrich ciliate. (3)
 
 
 
 
Location (3): nature reserve NSG Unteres Odertal; BB, Germany; Mummertgraben
 
Habitat (3): between submerged plants / "aufwuchs" on artificially exposed microslides
 
Date: 27.05.2025 (3);
 
 
 
 
Location: Gevelsberg, Grünes Klassenzimmer (pond) (1); pond IG-Metall-Bildungszentrum, NRW (2;3);
Habitat: plankton (1,2,3)
Date: 31.05.2009 (1); 07.07.2007 (2); 13.06.2018 (3)
freshwater life
procaryota
algae
plants
protists
"worms"
molluscs
arthropods
marine life
mediterranean
tropical
misc
impresssum
plingfactory