Cephalodella tenuiseta Burn, 1890
Cephalodella tenuiseta, swimming specimen, lateral view. Focal plane on the right broom-like subuncus (arrow).
 
Cephalodella tenuiseta, same specimen, dorsal view. (3)
 
Cephalodella tenuiseta, lateral view; specimen wih ?resting? egg. This Cephalodella-species is eyeless. The toes are bent dorsally and are unambiguously shorter (total length : toe length ≈ 4:1) than those of Cephalodella gigantea (total length : toe length ≈ 2:1. (2)
 
Cephalodella tenuiseta, virgate trophi; type D. Upper image: dosoventral view, focus plane on the rami which are dentated at the anterior inner margins. Lower image: right manubrium and broom-like subuncus, which is also characteristic for Cepahlodella gigantea
 
 
Cephalodella tenuiseta, another specimen from (1)
 
Samples (1+2) courtesy of Dr. Martin Kreutz, realmicrolife.
 
 
Location (3): Baldeney-See, Essen, NRW, Germany, southern bike path (near Moosbach)
 
Habitat (3): plankton
 
Date: 12.03.2026 (3)
 
 
 
 
Location (1); (2): Simmelried near Konstanz, BW, Germany, pond
 
Habitat (1); (2) : in the boundary layer betwen the water and the anoxic mud (upper 10cm of the mud)
 
Date : coll. 07/2022; img.: 17.07.2021 (1); coll. 11/2022; img.: 07.11.2022 (2)
 
 
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