male rotifer
male rotifer; possibly Cephalodella sp.; dorsoventral view of swimming specimen.
same specimen; focus plane on the reproduction organs.
 
male rotifer; possibly Cephalodella sp.; same specimen; two aspects of the anterior part. Left: focus plane on the cerebral eyespot. Right: the arrow points to a conspicuous light refracting body of unknown function.
 
same specimen; crop of the above imge showing details of the reproduction organs. GG: gastric glands; Gr: granules (found in many male rotifers; ??function unknown??); Pe: penis; Sp: sperm cells; TR: testicular rods;
 
 
location: Hollum, Ameland, Netherlands
habitat: between algae
Date: 26.10.2018
freshwater life
procaryota
algae
plants
protists
"worms"
molluscs
arthropods
marine life
mediterranean
tropical
misc
impresssum
plingfactory