Phylum Rotifera. Hydatina (1). Rattulus (2). Trochosphaera (3).
Phylum Rotifera. Hydatina (1). Rattulus (2). Trochosphaera (3).
Description
Phylum Rotifera
Class Monogononta
Common inhabitants of freshwater lakes and ponds.
Anatomy of:
1) Hydatina: dorsal view
2) Rattulus*: sagittal section
3) Trochosphaera.
Head with ciliated crown, mouth and eyespots. Brain (brown). Digestive system (green) with a pharynx (mastax), equipped with hard jaws (trophi) for grinding food particles; gastric glands; intestine; anus. Germovitellarium (pink); protonephridia and cloacal bladder (grey).
*Trichocerca, valid name.
People
Anonimo (Author)
Ortolan, Monica (Digitiser)
Nalesso, Federica (Digitiser)
Biblioteca Vallisneri - Università di Padova (Digitiser)
Format
image/jpeg (716.39 kB)
wallchart (height: 94 cm, width: 78 cm)
Object languages:
LatinSources
• Cassettiera
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