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Rotifera
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The phylum Rotifera comprises about 1800 species. Al the members are aquatic and are less than 1 millimetre in length. They are strange-looking organisms with lobes, bulges and cilia.
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Observing a Rotifer Birth
- A lucky amateur microscopist captured the birth of a rotifer on film!
Rotifera
- Lots of great rotifer pictures and references.
Rotifers and How to Find Them
- Roy Winsby's article from Micscape Magazine.
Jaws
- Article by Ken Jones and Maurice Smith on the feeding mechanisms of various rotifers, and of the pleasure of observing these and other organisms under the microscope.
The Rotifer Jaw: Brachionus
- Photographic article on the constituent parts of the jaws of this species.
Life in a Drop of Water
- Article by Mike Morgan in Micscape magazine on rotifers, with several photographs of British specimens.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Photographs of a rotifer and her eggs being predated by protozoa.
Keratella Rotifers
- Photographs, bibliographic information and technical details about genus Keratella.
Digital Video Gallery: Pond Life
- Includes multiple videos of 10 genera of Rotifera, along with many species of Protozoans, Algae, and other organisms.
Rotifers
- Stunning photographs and descriptions of rotifers by Wim van Egmond.
Floscularia
- Photographic study by Martin Mach of this tube-dwelling rotifer
Conochilus
- Photographic study by Wim van Egmond of this colonial rotifer.
An Interactive Rotifer
- Information on the sessile rotifer Collotheca with an interesting mouse-over image.
Video Gallery: A Rotifer Sequence
- Photographic study by Dave Walker of the fascinating Collotheca specimen he found when looking for something else.
Trehalose and Suspended Animation
- Article by Hugo Baillie-Johnson on a mechanism adopted by some creatures to enable them to withstand severe conditions such as dessication, with a series of illustratory images.
The Fascinating World of Rotifers
- Article by Jean-Marie Cavanihac on these creatures with many photographs, some of them animated.
Welcome to the Wonderfully Weird World of Rotifers
- Article by Richard L. Howey introducing these organisms with a gallery of fine images.
Microbe Movie Stars: The Rotifer Limnias
- Animated gif of this small, multicellular organism, with an explanation of the function of the features seen.
Microbe Movie Stars: The Rotifer Brachionus
- Animated gif of this small, multicellular organism, with an explanation of the function of the features seen.
Rotifera in Bromeliad Phytotelmata
- List and description of rotifers associated with bromeliads in Jamaica.
Fresh Water Rotifers
- Provides an introduction to rotifers with photomicrographs of bdelloid rotifers.
Collotheca
- Photographs and information on this genus of freshwater rotifers.
Rotifers: The Wheel Animalcules
- Introduction to this phylum from UCMP Berkeley.
Rotifera
- Photographs and references from the Tree of Life Web Project.
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See Also
Pseudocoelomates
Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia
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