A Differential interference contrast (DIC) light micrograph of a Rotifer of the genus Bdelloid. Also called wheel animals, rotifers are microscopic aquatic animals and common in freshwater environments. They are surprisingly complex on the inside: they have a brain, reproductive organs, a bladder and a digestive system. They are omnivorous, eating bacteria, debris or small protozoans. There are no male bdelloid rotifers. Females reproduce via parthenogenesis, a type of asexual reproduction. Magnification: x275 when printed at 10 centimetres wide at its longest edge. | |
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