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| Distinguishing Characteristics |
- Middle pecten long and thin in comparison to proximal and distal pecten.
- Ocellus absent or inconspicuous.
- Anterior margin of head broadly rounded.
- Posterior spine less
than ¼ valve length.
- Head and valves no more than 1.2 mm in length.
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| Quicktime
Movies |
- DparvulaPostAbdomRejectRotifer.mov - An example of "interference competition" where Daphnia collects the rotifer, Gastropus, into the filtering chamber and rejects it with the postabdomen, often injuring the rotifer (Gilbert, 1989). (5.8 MB)
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