VORTICELLA. 317 



hus nutat; motum lotatorium segre vidi ; cilianulla quanrumvis 

 oculoium aciem intcndeati apparuere. 



In foliis Strntiotis Septembri 1767 & 1768, in Planor- 

 llhus 1770. rcperi. 



Fig. 17. Fort. Nittantes, plures cohabitantes, diver- 

 fo fitu , aut^as exhibent. 

 a. Capitulum. b. Mucro marginis. 

 c, Pedunculus extenfus, d. letortus. 



346. VORTICELLA nebulifera. 



VoRTicELLA fimplex ovata, pedunculo reflexilu 

 Tab, XLV. Fig. I. 



Vorticella Nebulifera, Verni. ter. ^fluv. 130. Zool» 

 DiW.proclr. 2558. 



Ocu!o inconfpicua ; ope lontis nebula ramis ConfervtS ad- 

 hsercns confpicitur, qux microfcopio fubjcfta mera horum ani- 

 malculorum congeries elTe dignofcitur. Capirulum bafi angu- 

 llatum, dum patet , apice truncatum, margine quafi annulo 

 cinclum , fi veto claudatur, peife£le ovatum eft. Intertina va- 

 ria, obfcura diftin£1e movcntur, ac in apertura moleculae mi- 

 nus diftinfts mobihs. Pedunculus fimpkx, letaceus, pelluci- 

 dus, ter, quarer- duodecies longior capitulo, momento citius 

 circa medium rcfleftitur ab.sque ulla fpira. In maxima copia 

 fimplicium rarifiime dute pedunculis coalirs inveniuntur, femel 

 tamen rcpenre coiuigir unicum par, a Covfcrva divulfum, li- 

 bere in aqua natans His pedunculus communis medio in du- 

 os pcdicollos capmila gercntes partirus. Fedunculus bafi dilata- 

 tus erat, qua, uc fokm iv;a' lapidibiis , Conferv.2 adhxfit. 



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