Observations on Vorticella convallaria
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Vorticella convallaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, 1767
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: Hydra convallaria Linnaeus, 1758
Add’l Synonyms: n.a.
V. convallaria forms a morphologically indistinguishable complex together with V. citrina O. F. Müller, 1786, V. nebulifera O. F. Müller 1786 and V. similis Stokes, 1887.
Sampling date 10/2011. Scale bars indicate 50 µm (1), 10 µm (2).
Two images. Vorticella convallaria on the cyanobacteria Nodularia spumigena.
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Place name: Hiddensee Bodden (Germany)
Latitude: 54.582633 Longitude: 13.115051
Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus C7070WZ. DOF images.
Scale bars indicate 10 µm.
Two images.
Please click on < or > on the image edges or on the dots at the bottom edge of the images to browse through the slides!
Place name: Hiddensee Bodden (Germany)
Latitude: 54.582633 Longitude: 13.115051
Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus C7070WZ. DOF images.
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