Rotifer colony. Light micrograph of a colony of Conochilus hippocrepis rotifer worms. The colony is composed of between 50 and 100 individual worms, a

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Rotifer colony. Light micrograph of a colony of Conochilus hippocrepis rotifer worms. The colony is composed of between 50 and 100 individual worms, attached at the base of their feet, with their bodies radiating outwards from a common centre, as seen here. Hair-like cilia on the head of each worm catch food particles suspended in the water and pass them to the mouth. The colony is free-swimming: coordinated beating of the cilia propels it through the water. Magnification unknown.

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Photo credit: © SINCLAIR STAMMERS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: animals, ciliated, colony, conochilus, free-swimming, heads, hippocrepis, invertebrate, invertebrates, light, micrograph, motile, multiple, nature, planktonic, plantonic, radiating, rotiferans, rotifers, wildlife, zoology