Cephalodella auriculata Mueller, 1773
Cephalodella auriculata, species with cerebral eyespot and short toes (total length vs toe length = 5:1); lateral view, adult specimen from (4).
 
Cephalodella auriculata, dorsoventral view of specimen from (1)
 
Cephalodella auriculata, lateral view, young specimen from (6).
 
Cephalodella auriculata, left: lateral view, feeds mainly on small algae, the cells of which are opened with the tweezer-like trophi. Right: same specimen after deposition of an amictic egg. (2)
 
 
 
 
Cephalodella auriculata, upper left: dorsoventral view of a specimen from (3), focus plane on the 4 caudal bristles. Upper right: another specimen from the same sample, lateral view (3). Lower left: specimen from (7)
 
Cephalodella auriculata, virgate trophi; trophi type A. Left: dorsoventral view (6); right: lateral view (3).
 
 
 
 
Location (7): Diebel-See, Glambeck, Barnim, BB, Germany, pond
 
Habitat (7): between Sphagnum sp.
 
Date: 16.05. 2026 (7)
 
 
 
 
Location (6): nature reserve NSG Unteres Odertal; BB, Germany; Mummertgraben, footpath, puddle
 
Habitat (6):between algae
 
Date (6): 15.05.2023
 
 
 
Location (3): Recker Moor, NS, Germany, pond
 
Habitat (3): detritus-sample with algae (click image to enlarge >>>)
 
Date: 20.06.2018 (3)
 
 
 
Location (2): Sprockhövel, NRW, Germany; IG-Metall-Bildungszentrum; fire-fighting pond.
 
Habitat (2): plankton
 
Date: 16.03.2007 (2);
 
 
 
Location (1): Grünes Klassenzimmer, Gevelsberg, EN-Kreis, NRW, Hattingen, NRW, Germany, pond
 
Habitat (1): periphyton
 
Date: 17.03.2007 (1)
 
 
 
Location: Sprockhövel, IG-Metall-Bildungszentrum, pond (2); Recker Moor, ditch with Sphagnum (3); NSG Schwalm-Nette, pond with Utricularia sp. (4)
Habitat: plankton (2); periphyton (3), (4)
Date: 16.03.2007 (2); 20.06.2018 (3); 18.09.2011 (4)
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