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ˈroʊ tə fərro·tifer

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rotifernoun

    minute aquatic multicellular organisms having a ciliated wheel-like organ for feeding and locomotion; constituents of freshwater plankton

Wiktionary

  1. rotifernoun

    Any of many minute aquatic multicellular organisms, of the phylum Rotifera, that have a ring of cilia resembling a wheel

Wikipedia

  1. Rotifer

    The rotifers (, from the Latin rota, "wheel", and -fer, "bearing"), commonly called wheel animals or wheel animalcules, make up a phylum (Rotifera ) of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals. They were first described by Rev. John Harris in 1696, and other forms were described by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1703. Most rotifers are around 0.1–0.5 mm (0.0039–0.0197 in) long (although their size can range from 50 μm (0.0020 in) to over 2 mm (0.079 in)), and are common in freshwater environments throughout the world with a few saltwater species. Some rotifers are free swimming and truly planktonic, others move by inchworming along a substrate, and some are sessile, living inside tubes or gelatinous holdfasts that are attached to a substrate. About 25 species are colonial (e.g., Sinantherina semibullata), either sessile or planktonic. Rotifers are an important part of the freshwater zooplankton, being a major foodsource and with many species also contributing to the decomposition of soil organic matter. Most species of the rotifers are cosmopolitan, but there are also some endemic species, like Cephalodella vittata to Lake Baikal. Recent barcoding evidence, however, suggests that some 'cosmopolitan' species, such as Brachionus plicatilis, B. calyciflorus, Lecane bulla, among others, are actually species complexes. In some recent treatments, rotifers are placed with acanthocephalans in a larger clade called Syndermata. In June 2021, biologists reported the restoration of bdelloid rotifers after being frozen for 24,000 years in the Siberian permafrost.

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  1. rotifer

    A rotifer is a microscopic, multicellular, aquatic animal that belongs to the phylum Rotifera. They are typically found in fresh water environments, but some species are marine and terrestrial. Most rotifers are free-swimming and planktonic, but some are attached to substrates. Known for their characteristic wheel-shaped crown of cilia (tiny hair-like structures) at their head end, these creatures primarily feed on detritus, bacteria, and protozoans and play a significant role in nutrient recycling. Having a complex internal structure, they reproduce through both sexual and asexual means, often showing remarkable phenomena such as parthenogenesis.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rotifernoun

    one of the Rotifera. See Illust. in Appendix

  2. Etymology: [NL. see Rotifera.]

Wikidata

  1. Rotifer

    The rotifers make up a phylum of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals. They were first described by Rev. John Harris in 1696, and other forms were described by Anton van Leeuwenhoek in 1703. Most rotifers are around 0.1–0.5 mm long, and are common in freshwater environments throughout the world with a few saltwater species; for example, those of genus Synchaeta. Some rotifers are free swimming and truly planktonic, others move by inchworming along a substrate, and some are sessile, living inside tubes or gelatinous holdfasts that are attached to a substrate. About 25 species are colonial, either sessile or planktonic. Rotifers are an important part of the freshwater zooplankton, being a major foodsource and with many species also contributing to the decomposition of soil organic matter. Most species of the rotifers are cosmopolitan, but there are also some endemic species, like Cephalodella vittata to Lake Baikal. Recent barcoding evidence, however, suggests that some 'cosmopolitan' species, such as Brachionus plicatilis, B. calyciflorus, Lecane bulla, among others, are actually species complexes.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rotifer

    rōt′if-ėr, n. one of a class of minute aquatic animals, popularly called wheel-animalcules, with an anterior equipment of cilia whose movements suggest a rapidly rotating wheel:—pl. Rotif′era.—adjs. Rotif′eral; Rotif′erous; Rō′tiform, wheel-shaped: (bot.) having a short tube and spreading limb. [L. rota, a wheel, ferre, to carry.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rotifer in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rotifer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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    To take this image, I used a flash to freeze the movement of the rotifer and differential interference contrast( DIC) to show the beautiful details and the blue background.

  2. Rogelio Moreno:

    I have always wanted to capture an image where the rotifer show the complete corona in focus, so when I saw the heart-shaped corona I had a feeling it would be a very special picture.

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