Keratella quadrata rotifer, light micrograph

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Light micrograph (darkfield) of a Rotifer Keratella quadrata. Rotifers are among the smallest animals on earth. Rotifers have existed for at least 35 million years and they only live for about 1-2 weeks. Magnification: x110 when printed at 10 centimetres wide at its longest edge.

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Photo credit: © HAKAN KVARNSTROM / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -, animal, animalcule, biology, darkfield, eye-spot, fauna, keratella, light, microbe, microbiological, microbiology, micrograph, microorganism, microorganisms, microscopic, microscopy, nature, plankton, quadrata, rotifer, wildlife, zoology