tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post2289391791225066431..comments2022-12-09T08:52:54.666-08:00Comments on Skeptic Wonder: Moss microforay teaserPsi Wavefunctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-19253017925693848512010-03-27T17:10:15.428-07:002010-03-27T17:10:15.428-07:00Supposedly not. But if you do happen to find one f...Supposedly not. But if you do happen to find one for it, be sure to let us know, ok? ;)Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-16758785825230048512010-03-26T22:21:44.106-07:002010-03-26T22:21:44.106-07:00Thanks! I did have a passing thought it may be a b...Thanks! I did have a passing thought it may be a bdelloid rotifer, but wondered where the cirri/cilia/whatever those whirly things are called were. <br /><br />So it wouldn't be particularly interested in a mate, would it? ;-)Psi Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-37249093936690085282010-03-26T09:54:07.409-07:002010-03-26T09:54:07.409-07:00A gnathostomulid? In a random patch of moss? Not b...A gnathostomulid? In a random patch of moss? Not bloody likely - there's a reason gnathostomulids weren't described until the 1960s or thereabouts.<br /><br />To be a little less unnecessarily snarky, though, the segmented 'tail' and the cilia around the anterior end are what show it to be a rotifer. It looks a bit different from most bdelloid photos online because the anterior ciliary ring (if that's the right term) is contracted rather than extended. Rotifers and gnathostomulids are usually thought to be closely related to each other and have reasonably similar jaws, which are very well-shown in the photos (some other rotifer groups have lost or modified the jaws).Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-28376735212600771592010-03-26T08:08:00.531-07:002010-03-26T08:08:00.531-07:00Not a gnathostomulid? Not that I am any sort of e...Not a gnathostomulid? Not that I am any sort of expert, but it does have a resemblance....Opisthokonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962363962978125098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-65527111001395412752010-03-26T03:41:08.394-07:002010-03-26T03:41:08.394-07:00The mystery metazoan is a bdelloid rotifer of some...The mystery metazoan is a bdelloid rotifer of some description.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.com