Identification help - found - Mytilina (Rotifera)

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Identification help - found - Mytilina (Rotifera)

#1 Post by Tejhunn » Fri Dec 10, 2021 4:45 pm

Hello fellow microlifers,

Can I get some help identifying this creature I found in a lake, is it a species of Rotifera? It moves fast and is living in a jar of bacteria(from decomposing organic matter) infested algea. The jar had Paramecium before but nowhere to be found now, maybe these ones fed on them, not sure.

Sample from: Fresh water lake with algae in tropical climate. Dead worm introduced and a lot of bacteria came from that.
Movement: Using 'toes' to position.
Body: Has Cilia near mouth
40X, 100x

Picture and videos: https://imgur.com/a/7YUIBem
Last edited by Tejhunn on Sat Dec 11, 2021 10:49 am, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: Identification help

#2 Post by actinophrys » Sat Dec 11, 2021 2:30 am

It is indeed a rotifer. In particular this one is a Mytilina...the toes on a short foot, posterior spines, and especially the dorsal furrow shown well in the third clip are all characteristic.

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Re: Identification help

#3 Post by Tejhunn » Sat Dec 11, 2021 10:48 am

Thank you very much!

This looks like it.

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