Bdelloid rotifer - Habrotrocha?
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Bdelloid rotifer - Habrotrocha?
Bdelloid rotifer-Habrotrocha
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Some results from this weekend's project. To finally, after many years, to get a good image of this rotifer I first modified one of my Vivitar 283 strobes per Mr. Krebs's instructions. Then I had to extract a willing subject from my summers collection jars. All went well in the end. After many, many exposures I have finally a few portaits of this amazingly complex critter. Notice the differance in the beating heart. Thank you Charles and all you great folks that run this web site
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Walter... pretty neat to see those cilia "frozen" while in motion, isn't it!
Are you sure you are not referiing to the mastax (the part that "crushes" the food) when you refer to the "beating heart"?
Glad you have the flash up and working. Look forward to see more live active critters. Happy to be of any help I can.
Are you sure you are not referiing to the mastax (the part that "crushes" the food) when you refer to the "beating heart"?
Glad you have the flash up and working. Look forward to see more live active critters. Happy to be of any help I can.
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I think it is more likely to be Rotaria - Habrotrocha usually have pellet-like material plainly visible within their body. See my image at http://www.gpmatthews.nildram.co.uk/mic ... ifers.html for an example. You have indeed captured the cilia well.
Graham
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