| Lepadella patella, dorsoventral view. In contrast to Lepadella ovalis the inner organs touch the lateral rims of the lorica. Specimen from (2). | 
								  
									
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										| Lepadella patella, dorsoventral view. This image shows some of the inner organs. GG: gastric glands; GV: germovitellarium; In: Intestinum; Mx: Mastax; N: Nephridium; Ro: Rostrum. | 
									
									
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										| Lepadella patella, dorsal view. The arrowheads point to some of the muscles which can retract the head. DA: Dorsal antenna., | 
									
									
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										| Lepadella patella, dorsoventral view; outline of a specimen with partly retracted head. (2) | 
									
									
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										| Lepadella patella, dorsoventral view; whiling. (1) | 
									
									
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									  | Lepadella patella; the head is retracted. (2) | 
								  
									
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										| Lepadella patella; the head is retracted. (2) | 
									
									
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										| Location: Gevelsberg, Schulzentrum, Grünes Klassenzimmer, Teich (1); Wahner Heide near Cologne, Sphagnum bog (2) | 
									
									
										| Habitat: periphyton (1); (2)  | 
									
									
										| Date: 1.04.2008 (1); 04.05.2017 (2) | 
									
									
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