Trichocerca longiseta Schrank 1802
Trichocerca longiseta, lateral view, specimen from (1).
 
Trichocerca longiseta, fusiform body.(1)
 
Trichocerca longiseta, species with two frontal dents: one long dent which extends up to the middle of the trunk (marked by yellow arrowheads; the other dent is marked by green arrowhead). Also visible is the red cerebral eyespot. (1)
 
Trichocerca longiseta, sometimes a mucilaginous thread is ejected from the foot glands, which can be seen in this image. (1)
 
Trichocerca longiseta, focal plane on the lateral antenna (yellow arrow). The right arrow points to the bladder. (1)
 
Trichocerca longiseta, the insert shows the single small paratoe (arrowhead). (1)
 
Trichocerca longiseta, specimen from (2). Visible is the dorsal antennna left above the red eyespot.
   
Trichocerca longiseta, two aspects of the virgate trophi. (1)
 
Location: Wahner Heide near Cologne/ Germany, Sphagnum pond (1); NSG Heiliges Meer, Heideweiher (2)
Habitat: between submersed plants (1); (2)
Date: 13.5.2010 (1); 16.04.2011 (2)
freshwater life
procaryota
algae
plants
protists
"worms"
molluscs
arthropods
marine life
mediterranean
tropical
misc
impresssum
plingfactory