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Keratella

 

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Rotifers of the genus Keratella don't possess a tail. They are fast swimmers. Their lorica (shell) looks like a jigsaw puzzle and is covered with small spikes. There are long spines on each corner. The photograph shows how the cilia are grouped in tufts.

 

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Image copyright: Wim van Egmond 1999

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