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Rotifer

Class: Bdelloidea

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40.2798, -78.8022

Field Notes

Habitat:

Shallow pond in rural SW Pennsylvania

Notes:

Primary photo is rotifer in extended (normal) position. Second photo is the same rotifer contracted in a defensive position.

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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Excellent pair of photos. Must blow the dust off the old microscope.

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PublishedNovember 28, 2011

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