Lecture 16-Rotifers.pdf - Classes at U. of L.
Lecture 16-Rotifers.pdf - Classes at U. of L.
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Close-up <strong>of</strong> the jaws-trophi <strong>of</strong> a rotifer<br />
Key:<br />
F fulcrum; M<br />
manubrium; R<br />
ramus; U uncus.<br />
Once food is captured by the corona it passes into a mouth and a muscular pharynx called the<br />
mastax, which is equipped with a set <strong>of</strong> grinding jaws called the trophi. The ground up food is<br />
then passed on to the esophagus and stomach.
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