spring rotifers

fonakta · Post by **fonakta** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:30 am

Notholca:

Trichotria pocillum:

This little cannonball is unknown for me, ID is very welcome:

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 12:17 pm

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 4:01 pm

Nice!
The third rotifer probably scaridium genre:

http://www.plingfactory.de/Science/Atla ... /Scaridium longicaudum.html

Very similar to this stranger of Marek:
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... 7cac478a7f

fonakta · Post by **fonakta** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:50 pm

Thank you, Carlos.

actinophrys · Post by **actinophrys** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:08 pm

These are good shots. I don't agree that the last is Scaridium, though. Those have long toes on a long foot, as you can see in the pages Carlos mentions; but in yours the base itself is minimal, so that the toes effectively join the body next to one another. You can also see they are a bit uneven in length.

I think, then, this is a more globular (or maybe contracted?) Monommata; you can compare some pictures of those at plingfactory.de as well. In both genera, the long toes are used for quick springing motions when they are threatened.

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:43 am

actinophrys wrote: I think, then, this is a more globular (or maybe contracted?) Monommata;

I think you're right Josh!!
Regards

fonakta · Post by **fonakta** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 6:00 am

Thank You All for the help!