Imagem de Ptygura kostei José de Paggi 1996

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Scale bars indicate 50 µm.

Three images. Image no. 2 and 3 belong together. No. 3 is the marked version of no. 2.

First:Rotifer in ventral view with fully retracted somatic body, which allows an unimpeded view of the four hooks of the nuchal fork.Second and third:Fully expanded rotifer in lateral view in median optical section showing base rod and 3 of 4 hooks of the nuchal fork (double arrowhead), trophi (arrow) and fully opened corona. The inset above right shows the rotifer in ventral view with fully retracted somatic body, which allows an unimpeded view of the four hooks of the nuchal fork.

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Place name: Tropical freshwater aquarium
Latitude: 54.3018013     Longitude: 10.07120132

Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.

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