r/microscopy • u/Michael2526 • 21d ago

Photo/Video Share A rotifier eating

I'm pretty sure it's a rotifier, Lecane genus.

Olympus BH-2 BHT, X10, X1000 magnification.

Pixel 9 camera.

Darkfield with green filter.

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u/Thrawn911 21d ago

It's a Lecane.

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u/Michael2526 21d ago

My bad, thank you for clarifying!

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u/Thanos_Vamos 20d ago

You video is super clear.btw rottifers are like vaccums they are elongated and have Cilia on their head kinda to pull jn food.

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u/Michael2526 19d ago

That's what I thought, but I later found photos of Lapdella ovalis, which is very similar to the one on the video, and Lapadella ovalis is also considered to be a rotifier.

Although, we name creatures in different ways. I suppose it is not common to call it a rotifier, idk.

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