Habrotrocha pulchra Murray 1905

Habrotrocha pulchra, ventral view, whirling; focus plane on the food pellets.

Habrotrocha pulchra, dorsal view; focus plane on the granulated integument.

Habrotrocha pulchra; granulated integument; crop of the above image.
Habrotrocha pulchra, lateral view, whirling.
Habrotrocha pulchra, specimen with egg; dorsoventral view, creeping.
Habrotrocha pulchra, another specimen; dorsoventral view, creeping. Focus plane on the rostrum and spurs.
Habrotrocha pulchra, ramate trophi, cephalic view, with dental formula 3+1 / 3
Habrotrocha pulchra, 4 aspects of the head. Upper left image: focus plane on the bowed upper lip. Upper right image: focus plane on the membrane between the trochal discs. Lower left: ventral view, focus plane on the sulcus between trochal discs. Lower right: head of creeping specimen.
 
Location: Nes, Ameland; NL
Habitat: moss on roof
Date: 13.10.2016
freshwater life
procaryota
algae
plants
protists
"worms"
molluscs
arthropods
marine life
mediterranean
tropical
misc
impresssum
plingfactory