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What are rotifers?


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Rotifers

  1. Rotifers are microscopic organisms that are multicellular, aquatic, and free-living.
  2. Rotifera is the phylum in which these living organisms are categorized.
  3. Dead microorganisms are the food source for these microscopic critters.
  4. Rotifers are so named because the circular arrangement of moving cilia (tiny hairlike structures) at the front end resembles a rotating wheel.

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