Aspidiophorus pleustonicus

Length ( bottle ):
191 µm - 208 µm

Width:


Width of the head ( five-lobed ):


µm

Length of the furca:


Adhessive tubes:


Pharyx ( Dumbbell-shaped ):
43 µm

Diameter of the mouth ( around ):
5 µm

Dorsal scales:
45-53 rows of 29-32 petiole scales each (5-7 µm); no keel, not rhombic, similar shape to that of P. rhomboides ; Toe base dorsal with keels

Ventral scales:
6 keeled terminal plates; at the posterior end 10-12 rows of keels (4-4.5 µm), otherwise naked

Oecology:
between roots; Brazil

Particularities:
very small pharynx; body very broad