Video of a rotifer egg hatching

[Sir]

I was fortunate enough to find a rotifer egg just before it hatched and managed to capture the whole thing, hope y'all like the video!

Also, I've been unable to identify the rotifer with any of the keys I have, so if anyone has any ideas that would be much appreciated

[KD Arvidsson]

Very unique film and I love it, also nicely filmed ...Congratulation

[75RR]

That is a great catch! Very clear video. Like how you followed it to see what it would do.

[tgss]

Wow! Beautifully done. A lucky chance wonderfully realized.
Tom W.

[DonSchaeffer]

I learned a lot from this.

[Michael Müller]

A great video - congratulations! There are not may people, who were lucky enough to watch the hatching of a rotifer!

Identifying of rotifers is a hard task and is probably only possible with adult animals. But you pictured the teeth of the rotifer very well. As the teeth are very specific, you may have a chance to identify the species by examining them!

[Element 56]

Very cool thanks for sharing!

[Sir]

Thank you all for the kind words

Identifying of rotifers is a hard task and is probably only possible with adult animals. But you pictured the teeth of the rotifer very well. As the teeth are very specific, you may have a chance to identify the species by examining them!

Thank you, I recently learned that this is the pharynx of the Rotifer, called the mastax, and the ridges are called trophi. Apparently the mastax is the only fossilizable part of a rotifer. I'll have a look at some keys later this week to see if I can come up with some sort of an identification.