Aspidiophorus slovinensis

Length ( bottle ):
140 µm - 160 µm

Width:
33 µm - 48 µm

Width of the head ( five-lobed ):
27 µm - 29 µm

Width of the neck:
25 µm - 26 µm

Length of the furca:
22 µm

Adhessive tubes (thin):
50% of furca

Pharyx ( dumbbell-shaped with strong bulbi ):
36 µm - 38 µm

Diameter of the mouth ( around ):
7 µm

Dorsal scales:
15-17 rows, each with 40-45 small petiole scales; terminal plates 2-3 µm;, rounded; no spines.

Ventral scales:
Ventral intercilliary field with peduncle scales; large trapezoidal hypostomium with transverse furrow (14µm long).

Oecology:
Moor

Similar species:
well delimited by mouth armament

Particularities:
Mouth armament from 3-4 pairs of clasps and buttons