Rates of Filtration and Ingestion of a Microalga by Philodina roseola (Rotifera: Bdelloidea)

Rotifers play an important role in biogeochemical cycles and organic productivity of freshwater ecosystems due to their high metabolic rates. Information on filter feeding, their main process of energy acquisition, are relevant and still scarce for tropical regions. The rotifers of the class Bdelloi...