On Friday I got to observe my micro aquarium and was amazed to see a plethora of strange creatures living amongst the plants. Each was different and had its own characteristics. One of which was the vorticella.(As seen below). It looks like a bell shaped creature and it sucks all kinds of things into its cavity with tons of little hairs.
The next was the Paramecium. It basically eats everything that's alive or dead it seems. It especially liked the food pellet.
And then the Lecane Rotifer.I didnt see it eating but it looks quite similar to the Alien in Aliens(The movie of course) Quite an interesting little guy.
1) Vorticella
Patterson, D. Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa: A Colour Guide. London, UK. Wolfe Publishing Ltd. 1992.
(Fig. 233 Pg. 113)
2) Paramecium
(Fig. 348 Pg. 154)
3) Lecane Rotifer
Thorp, J.; Covich, A. Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates. San Diego, California. Academic Press, Inc. 1991.
(Fig. 8.54 Pg. 234)
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