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Asplanchna spp.
-very large (up to 2 mm), predatory rotifer; foot often absent; the
specimen in this image in oriented with the mouth facing downwards |
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Filinia spp.
-long spines are used to jump rapidly to avoid predation
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Kellicottia spp. |
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Keratella spp.
-are important algal grazers; cannot jump to avoid predators but can
increase its speed 3.5x; preyed upon by Daphnia; |
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Polyarthra spp.
-paddle-like appendages are used to make rapid jumps to avoid predators |
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Ptygura spp.
-sessile rotifer; has transparent mucous sheath that may make them less
vulnerable to invertebrate predators but transparent to fish |
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Trichocera spp.
-body twisted as a partial helix, asymetrical trophi |
