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| Trichocerca rattus var. carinata, lateral view. (1) |
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| Trichocerca rattus var. carinata: same specimen, different focus planes. (1) |
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| Trichocerca rattus var. carinata; specimen from another sample showing the mucilaginous sheath around the toes. (2) |
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| Trichocerca rattus var. carinata; same specimen as above, after having laid an amictic egg. (2) |
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| This "wheel" of denticles was excreted by the specimen above. It shows that T. rattus can feed on ciliates like the commensal peritrich Trichodina pediculus which lives on Hydra. The brown spot in the background is the egg of this rotifer. (2) |
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| Location: Gevelsberg, Grünes Klassenzimmmer, pond (1); Sprockhövel Schee, pond (2); (3) |
| Habitat: between algae, detritus (1);(2); (3) |
| Date: 7.10.2007 (1); 22.09.2009 (2); 22.08.2011 (3) |
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