general view
Description:
Collotheca (col-owe-theek-a) a rotifer, with long cilia used to capture food. Contractile, and with its anterior ciliary organ, the corona, developed into 5 lobes. Often also with mucus around the stalk, but this is not evident here. Phase contrast.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
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- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Gnathifera
- Syndermata
- Rotifera (rotifers)
- Collothecacea
- Collothecidae
- Collotheca
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