Bosmina longirostris

Bosmina longirostris is a cancer of the genus Bosmina. It is often found in ponds, lakes, it occurs near the shore and in the water column and at depth.

Features

The furca - claws are on a short extension of the rear body. The extension has a number of slender spikes, as well as the base of the end claws. The body is laterally compressed and has a hump. The head is round. The rostrum is rounded. The lower rear corner shell goes into a different length tip over, in front of which is a bristle. The Fühlbörstchen the first antenna is far away from peak and is located at a triangular scutellum. The " trunk " ( the first antenna ) due to numerous acts of small spines formed cross rings, as if it were broken. The females reach a size 250-700 microns.

Documents

• Heinz Streble, Dieter Krauter: The Life in the Water. Microflora and microfauna of fresh water. A field guide. Franckh - Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-440-11966-2

• Claws tails
• Onychura