Graptoleberis testudinaria
Female: Length 0.4 to 0.7 mm. Male: Length 0.4 to 0.5 mm. The head shape is characteristic in being wide and spatula shaped. Its carapace has pentagonal and hexagonal cells. The post-abdomen is small and has small bundles of hairs instead of denticles, while the basal spine is very small compared to other chydorids. Its colour is light grey.
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It occurs in various water bodies such as lakes, ponds and canals.
All year round
True status in Britain is difficult to determine due to lack of records, but probably common throughout.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
David Nicholls
GU Canal, Watermead CP
27 September 2022
David Nicholls
GU Canal, Watermead CP
27 September 2022
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- Woodlice, Crustaceans
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- Records on NatureSpot:
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- First record:
- 27/09/2022 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 27/09/2022 (Nicholls, David)
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