Dissotrocha scutellata Bartos 1950
Dissotrocha scutellata, whirling. Mastax with dental formula 3/3.
Dissotrocha scutellata, creeping animal.
Dissotrocha scutellata, creeping specimen. The posterior part of the rump segment is characterized by some toruses.
Dissotrocha scutellata, another whirling specimen.
Dissotrocha scutellata, another whirling specimen. The cerebral eyespots are clearly visible.
Dissotrocha scutellata, upper images: crop of the image above. Left : head with rostrum lamella; right: foot, spurs with distinct tips. Lower images: two aspects of the foot with spurs and 4 toes. The right image shows the conspicuous ring on the last rump segment.
Dissotrocha scutellata, trophi with dental formula 3/3
Location: Speikboden (altitude 2400m), Tauferer Ahrntal, South Tirol, Italy
Habitat: dry moss on rocks (Andreaea rupestris), together with A. tuberculosa, A. vaga var. rhomboidea, Pleuretra lineata,
Date: coll. 7.10.2014, img 18.10.2014.
freshwater life
procaryota
algae
plants
protists
"worms"
molluscs
arthropods
marine life
mediterranean
tropical
misc
impresssum
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