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Genus: Euchlanis
The small red feature near the upper/central portion of this Rotifer is surrounded by an inverted U-shaped organ that is the Mastax - the chewing organism that grinds the food before sending it down into the stomach.
Found in small rainwater container in SW Pennsylvania
Spotted on Oct 24, 2016
Submitted on Dec 23, 2016
3 Comments
agreed with Danièle :-) Very nice and educative spottings you have in your page William,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Congratulations William, we're finally doing justice to your extraordinary microscopic world with this rotifer as our Spotting of the Day!
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A tiny Narwhale!