rotifer

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• The harsh conditions limit stream fauna to nematodes, rotifers, and tardigrades.

  Academic text (1999)

• Soon I find the rotifers—furiously alive, almost transparent little animals, churning powerfully along in their native ocean.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The collected rotifers are then used for fry feed in indoor tanks.

  Academic text (2004)

• Once there are 1,500 rotifers per milliliter, a third of the culture can be harvested daily.

  Academic text (2004)

• Some species of rotifers, for example, will grow long spines in the presence of larger, predatory rotifers.

  Academic text (1992)

• Ludwig determined that sunshine bass must be stocked just before rotifers dominate.

  Academic text (2004)

• Sunshine bass farmers can estimate how long it takes to get a rotifer bloom in fry culture ponds, which helps them stock at the optimal time.

  Academic text (2004)

• Within lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, rotifers and predatory ciliates are the top consumers in the water column.

  Academic text (1999)

• In many freshwater environments, rotifers play a crucial role in the food web as they serve as food for small fish.

• Scientists often study rotifers to understand their adaptations in various aquatic ecosystems.

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Etymology