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Rotifera

Rotifers are very small aquatic animals found in freshwater and some saltwater habitats around the world. They are less than 1 mm in length and can have different body shapes. Rotifers typically live 6-45 days and eat algae, bacteria, and other microorganisms. They reproduce both sexually and asexually, with parthenogenesis being common in freshwater species. Rotifers can be divided taxonomically into classes including Eurotatoria.

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Rotifera

Rotifers are very small aquatic animals found in freshwater and some saltwater habitats around the world. They are less than 1 mm in length and can have different body shapes. Rotifers typically live 6-45 days and eat algae, bacteria, and other microorganisms. They reproduce both sexually and asexually, with parthenogenesis being common in freshwater species. Rotifers can be divided taxonomically into classes including Eurotatoria.

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ROTIFERS

GROUP 8:
David Nugraha, Kezia Estevien,
Putri Bernawati, Suzayana
Rosidah

GENERAL
INFORMATION

Name meaning: whirling
animals

Geographic range:
cosmopolitan

Habitat: fresh water, some
may be found in sea water,
mosses, and other watery
habitats

Physical Description: very
small in size ( less than 1 mm
long). Body forms may vary
from cylindrical, flattened,
long or slender

Life span: 6-45 days

Diet: protozoa, algae,
bacteria, nanoplankton, etc


Diversity
Eurotatoria
Generally similar with
Seisonia but
morphologically
different from each
other as a result of
adaptations from
different food source

Orders: Monogononta
and Bdelloidea
Seisonidea
Not much is known yet
MONONGONONTA BDELLOIDEA
Morphology
Physical trademark:
Corona
Mostly transparent,
but some may
appear in green,
orange, red or brown
color
The body can be
divided into 3 regions:
head, trunk, foot
Covered with cuticle
Cuticle is thinner
around the corona
and foot
Has simple sensory
systems:
mechanoreceptors,
chemoreceptors,
and photoreceptors
ANATOMY OF A ROTIFER
Reproduction and Life Cycle
Mating system: monogamous
Sexually and parthenogenetically
In sexually reproducing species:
Male insert his copulatory organ into
females cloaca
Or attaches to her, then injecting sperm
through the body wall directly into the
blastocoel
Egg from sexually reproduction will produce
encapsulating membrane; survive from
advers condition
Parthenogenesis is common in rotifers that
live in freshwater.
Egg may be mictic or amictic depending
on environmental; if unfavorable condition,
mictic ova with thick shells more likely
If mictic eggs are exposed to changing day
lengths, temperature changes, decreasing
food resources, or
increasing population density they develop
into females that produce haploid eggs.


Behavior

Communication

Classification (an Example)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifer
Class: Eurotatoria
Order: Ploima
Family:
Branchionidae
Genus: Branchionus
Species:
Branchionus
plicatilis
References
Hebert, P., & Ontario, B. (2008). Rotifera. Retrieved from
http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/51cbeece7896bb4
31f69a63a
Redjeki, S. 1999. 'Budidaya Rotifera (Brachionus Plicatilis)'.
Jurnal Oseana 24: 27--43.
Segers, Hendrik, and Giulio Melone. 1998. 'A
Comparative Study Of Trophi Morphology In Seisonidea
(Rotifera)'. Journal Of Zoology 244 (2): 201--207.
Wright, Jeremy. 2014. 'Rotifera'. Animal Diversity Web.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Rotifer
a/.

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