Rotifers and cyanobacteria. Polarised light micrograph of two rotifers, Ptygura melicerta, amongst filaments of cyanobacteria of the genus Rivularia.
Rotifers and cyanobacteria. Polarised light micrograph of two rotifers, Ptygura melicerta, amongst filaments of cyanobacteria of the genus Rivularia. Rotifers are common multicellular animals found in pond water. Ptygura is a genus of sessile freshwater rotifer. It builds a protective tube from its own secretions and surrounding detritus, from which a corona of beating hair-like cilia protrudes, creating a current that sweeps food into the mouth. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis. Magnification: x200 when printed 10 centimetres wide.
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