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Olympusman · Post by **Olympusman** » Fri May 10, 2013 8:36 am

I have a pond dip exceedingly rich in Amoeba proteus. A few months ago I asked if amoebae were sensitive to methyl cellulose. I can attest they are and will pucker up into a an ovoid in its presence. Right now I am doing some experiments on substances to narcotize them to slow them down for focus stacking.
In the mean time, I need an ID for the organism in the attached image. It appears to be a rotifer, but even in living samples I don't see any cilia. This is a stack of 23 images.

Olympusman · Post by **Olympusman** » Fri May 10, 2013 8:38 am

I have a pond dip exceedingly rich in Amoeba proteus. A few months ago I asked if amoebae were sensitive to methyl cellulose. I can attest they are and will pucker up into a an ovoid in its presence. Right now I am doing some experiments on substances to narcotize them to slow them down for focus stacking.
In the mean time, I need an ID for the organism in the attached image. It appears to be a rotifer, but even in living samples I don't see any cilia. This is a stack of 23 images.

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curt0909 · Post by **curt0909** » Fri May 10, 2013 9:20 am

Interesting creature. Looks like a baby Manta ray

fpelectronica · Post by **fpelectronica** » Fri May 10, 2013 11:11 am

Hello
Platyias rotifer
Francisco

Olympusman · Post by **Olympusman** » Sat May 11, 2013 8:04 am

Curt,
My wife said the same thing when she saw the print -- manta ray.
Francisco, thanks a lot.
Does anybody know of an online resource or book for identifying rotifers?

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