The rotifers (/ ˈ r oʊ t ɪ f ər z /, from Latin rota 'wheel' and -fer 'bearing'), sometimes called wheel animals or wheel animalcules, [1] make up a phylum (Rotifera / r oʊ ˈ t ɪ f ər ə /) of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals.

Rotifers are microscopic aquatic animals of the phylum Rotifera. Rotifers can be found in many freshwater environments and in moist soil, where they inhabit the thin films of water that are formed around soil particles.

2024年8月27日 · Rotifers, commonly known as wheel animals or wheel animalcules, are microscopic aquatic organisms belonging to the phylum Rotifera. The name ‘rotifer’ derives from a Neo-Latin word meaning ‘wheel-bearer’ due to their …

Rotifer, any of the approximately 2,000 species of microscopic, aquatic invertebrates that constitute the phylum Rotifera. Rotifers are so named because the circular arrangement of moving cilia (tiny hairlike structures) at the front end resembles a rotating wheel.

2021年2月28日 · The rotifers are a microscopic (about 100 µm to 30 mm) group of mostly aquatic organisms that get their name from the corona, a rotating, wheel-like structure that is covered with cilia at their anterior end (Figure 1).

2023年10月5日 · Rotifers, also known as wheel animals, are microscopic aquatic animals belonging to the phylum Rotifera. They get their name from the ciliated crowns located on their head, a characteristic structure used for both locomotion and gathering food particles.

Ro­tifers are con­sid­ered broadly cos­mopoli­tan, and are found in ma­rine, brack­ish, and fresh wa­ters through­out the world, ex­clud­ing Antarc­tic. Sev­eral species are en­demic to spe­cific re­gions. (Br­usca and Br­usca, 2003; Segers, 2007)

The rotifers (Rotifera, commonly called wheel animals) make up a phylum of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals. Most organisms interact with other organisms in …

The Rotifera (Rotatoria) is a large class of the pseudocoelomate phylum Aschelminthes, clearly originating in fresh water; only two significant genera and a few species are marine. About three-quarters of the rotifers are sessile and associated with littoral substrates.

Also referred to as "wheel animals/wheel-bearer", Rotifers are tiny, free-living, planktonic pseudocoelomates that make up the phylum Rotifera. While certain species can survive a given range of salinity, the majority of species can be found in freshwater environments worldwide.