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Rotifer
Lecane sp.
37.4042, -77.7019
Spotting Video
Field Notes
Description:
A small freshwater animal in phylum Rotifera. Rotifers are named for the ciliated wheel-shaped organs near their mouth of most rotifers. The cilia move rapidly, giving the appearance of rotatin as they carry food into the mouth. Lecane has a hard, inflexible shell surrounding most of its body (loricate rotifer) and a jointed tail.
Habitat:
This specimen was found in a vernal pool.
Notes:
All rotifers have bilateral symmetry and are, along with nematodes, pseudocoelomates.
In addition to the video posted here, you can see a video I took of Lecane running into a Vorticella here: https://vimeo.com/66332939.
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 17, 2013
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