Microscopic aquatic invertebrates named for the crown of cilia at the head end that, in motion, resembles a spinning wheel. Rotifera is common in freshwater ponds and mosses worldwide, and several species are notable for surviving complete desiccation for years at a time.
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ180148, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Rotifera
Wikidata Q180148, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikipedia: Rotifer
In Group: Minor Animal Phyla, LeadQuote, In Group: Minor Animal Phyla, Lead
The rotifers (, from Latin rota 'wheel' and -fer 'bearing'), sometimes called wheel animals or wheel animalcules, make up a phylum (Rotifera ) of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals.
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