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Pond Water Animals,
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| Below are a few microscopic animals found in fresh
water. Some of these animals, like the rotifers may look like
protozoans but they are not. Each is made of many cells and
belongs to the Kingdom Animalia.
The rotifers and gastrotrichs are related to the round worms. The Daphnia, Macrothrix, Cypris and Cyclops are crustaceans and related to crabs, lobsters and shrimp. The Hydra is a coelenterate and is related to the jellyfish, sea anemone and coral. |
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chaetonotus |
cyclops |
cypris |
daphnia |
hydra |
macrothrix |
rotifers |
rotifer |
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