Rotifers: Rotifera
Physical Characteristics, Behavior And Reproduction, No Common Name (asplanchna Priodonta): Species Accounts, No Common Name (seison Nebaliae): Species AccountsGEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, DIET, ROTIFERS AND PEOPLE, CONSERVATION STAT
NO COMMON NAME (Seison nebaliae): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Rotifers live all over the world.
Most rotifers live in freshwater in sand or mud at the bottom, in plants, or in open water. Several species live in saltwater, usually among plants but sometimes between grains of sand on beaches.
Rotifers eat algae and other protists, bacteria, and even other rotifers. Algae (AL-jee) are plantlike growths that live in water and have no true roots, stems, or leaves. Protists (PROH-tists) are one-celled living things that have a nucleus (NOO-klee-uhs), which is the control center of a cell.
Many species of rotifers are cultured as fish food for aquariums and fish farms. They also can be used in tests for water pollution.
Rotifers are not considered threatened or endangered.
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