MICRO*SCOPE   Taxonomic classification according to arcella.nl (Siemensma, F. J., Microworld, world of amoeboid
  organisms. World-wide electronic publication, Kortenhoef, the Netherlands) for amoeboid organisms
  or Encyclopedia of Life for all others.
    Eucaryota : Opisthokonta : Metazoa : Bilateria : Protostomia : Spiralia : Gnathifera : Syndermata : Rotifera : Flosculariacea : Flosculariidae
 
   
   
   
     
Ptygura kostei

Ptygura kostei on a Java moss (Taxiphyllum barbieri) filament. The somatic body is retracted, the characteristic nuchal fork can be seen with three of the four hooks of approximately equal size. Scale bar indicates 100 µm.

Sample from a tropical freshwater aquarium. Sampling date 3/2023. The image was built up using several photomicrographic frames with manual stacking technique. Images were taken using Zeiss Axioplan with Olympus OM-D M5 MKII.

Image under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA).

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




Ptygura kostei in einer Blattachsel eines Javamoos-Sprosses (Taxiphyllum barbieri). Der somatische Körper ist eingezogen, die charakteristische Nackengabel ist mit drei der vier etwa gleich großen Haken zu erkennen. Der Maßstabsbalken zeigt 100 µm an. Multiebenen-Abbildung, manuell gestapelt. Der Messbalken markiert eine Länge von 100 µm.

Probe aus einem Süßwasseraquarium. Datum der Aufsammlung: 3/2023. Mikrotechnik: Zeiss Axioplan, Kamera: Olympus OM-D M5 MKII.

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