| Dicranophoroides caudatus; with the conspicuous red frontal eyespots this species might be regarded as a Cephalodella species. But the forcipate mastax makes it clear that it is a Dicranophorid. The special trophi structure justifies a new genus for this species: Dicranophoroides (De Smet 1997). This species is also characterised by the presence of zoochlorellae. (2) |
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| Dicranophoroides caudatus, same specimen, dorsoventral view showing the two frontal eyespots. (2) |
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| Dicranophorus caudatus, lateral view of specimen from (1). |
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| Dicranophorus caudatus, lives at the boundary layer between detritus / mud and the water body of ponds and puddles. Like other Dicranophoids the trophi can be put out. (1). |
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| Location: Wahner Heide near Cologne, NRW, Germany (1); Paradieswiese, Bezierk Kitzbühel, Austria (2) |
| Habitat: puddle (1); Spagnum hollow (2) |
| Date: 4.6.2009 (1); 14.10.2014 (2) |
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