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rotifer

any minute aquatic multicellular invertebrate of the phylum Rotifera, containing the wheel animalcules, the smallest METAZOANS. They move and feed by means of an anterior ring of cilia.
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At least 8 percent of the rotifer's genes, more than in any other animal, are likely to have been acquired by HGT.
Evolution without sex? No problem for rotifers
Biological analysis: Rotifer species identification was done with the help of standard references (Ward and Whipple, 1959; Pennak, 1978; Koste, 1978) by observing their body shape, morphological features and behaviour.
ANALYSIS OF PLANKTONIC ROTIFERS BY SHANNON-WEAVER INDEX IN MURALIWALA (DISTT. GUJRANWALA)
For qualitative analyses, rotifer samples were collected by vertical hauls using a 50 [micro]m mesh net with a reducing cone.
Planktonic rotifers in a subtropical shallow lake: succession, relationship to environmental factors, and use as bioindicators
In addition to above mentioned species other rotifer species which were reported from Balloki pond include Keratella cochlearis, Polyarthra vulgaris, Syncheata tremula, Testudinella patina and Trichocera rattus.
ABUNDANCE AND COMPOSITION OF ROTIFERS IN A POND NEAR BALLOKI HEADWORKS
Hino A, Aoki S, Ushiro M (1997) Nitrogen-flow in the rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis and its significance in mass cultures.
Balance energetico del rotifero Brachionus rotundiformis Tschugunoff 1921, alimentado con cuatro especies de microalgas
Effects of [alpha]-tocoferol supplementation of rotifer on the growth of striped trumpeter Latris lineata larvae.
Rendimiento poblacional del rotifero nativo Brachionus sp. "Cayman", utilizando diferentes enriquecedores
Distinct difference of littoral rotifer community structure in two mangrove wetlands of Qi'ao Island, Pearl River estuary, China.
Environmental Determinants of Zooplankton Community in the Damietta Estuary of the Nile River, Egypt
Group Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Ga 7.6 52.3 38.3 36.1 29.5 52.5 63.3 38.4 36.6 Bga 17.6 8.5 7.9 16.3 16.3 6 3 15.6 8.1 Dia 62.8 15.8 26.9 17 18.6 16.6 18.1 19 31.8 Des 3 9.3 7.3 11.5 20.5 12.9 6.5 9.3 8.8 Pro 0.3 1.5 4.2 5.9 4.4 1.1 0 4.2 3.5 Cru 0 0.8 0.7 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.2 Rot 0 0 0.9 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Ins 0.1 0.2 5.1 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.3 0 Mis 8.6 11.6 8.7 12.9 10 10 8.6 13.1 11 Group Oct Nov Dec Average Ga 48 48.9 14 36.5 Bga 10 10.1 27.1 12.8 Dia 3.3 11 44.5 25.4 Des 28.6 12.9 6.1 11 Pro 2.1 4.9 2.2 3.2 Cru 0 1.4 0 0.3 Rot 0 0.1 0 0.1 Ins 0 1.8 0.1 1.1 Mis 7.9 8.9 5.9 9.7 ga: green algae; bga: blue-green algae; dia: diatom; des: desmids; pro: protozoa; cru: crustacean; rot: rotifer; ins: insect; mis: miscellaneous.
Food and Feeding Habit of Gonialosa Manmina (Ham.) from the River Yamuna, Allahabad, India
Among the Rotifers, the most abundant species was Keratella tropica, followed by Brachionus sp.
Zooplankton variation in Fraijanes Lake (Costa Rica) during the course of one year
For rotifers, the Ruttner-Kolisko's method (1977) was employed.
Environmental and zooplankton parameter changes during the drying of a saline shallow temporary lake in central Argentina/Cambios en el zooplancton y los parametros ambientales durante la desecacion de un lago salino temporal poco profundo en Argentina central/Mudancas nos parametros ambientais e do zooplancton durante a secagem de um lago temporario superficial salino no centro da Argentina
Rotifer community structure and assessment of water quality in Yangcheng Lake.
How are spring zooplankton and autumn zooplankton influenced by water temperature in a polymictic lake?
J., The effect of three strains of lactic bacteria on the production rate of rotifers, Brachionus pticatitis, and their dietary value for larval turbot, Scophthatmus maximus.
Effect of dietary supplement of probiotic (Lactobacillus plantarum) on growth performance, feed utilization and survival rate in Bocourti catfish (Pangasius bocourti Sauvage, 1880)

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