Id please (video)

microthings · Post by **microthings** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:37 am

Hello

I'm looking for an ID of this creature:
http://youtu.be/I7LKNwFPVLk

Could it be some sort of rotifer?
Saw some rotifers today, they had a bit the same build, also very quick.
But on the organism in the video i'm missing some quickly moving mouth pieces ...

pwnell · Post by **pwnell** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:49 am

Sure looks like a rotifer.

billporter1456 · Post by **billporter1456** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:55 pm

Hi microthings,

I'd say it's a Bdelloid rotifer that, for whatever reason, didn't unfold its crown of cilia to feed. Check this video and see if you agree:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipoWz9MdmUU

microthings · Post by **microthings** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:00 am

I can agree with Bdelloid rotifer. Movement is very simular as I've seen here in microscope and he looks the same.
Thx billpoter1456 and pwnell!!