«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «BIOLOGIYA. ECOLOGIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «BIOLOGY. ECOLOGY»
ISSN 2073-3372 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Biology. Ecology». 2008. Vol. 1

Use of commercial bleachers in rotifers’ identification

Author(s)
S. G. Matviy
Abstract

Use of commercial bleachers is an uncomplicated method for extraction of rotifer’ jaws. Commercial bleachers were used for rotifers’ jaws extraction, 170 specimens of 23 species were used for adjustment of the method. Bleaching agent «Belizna» was tested. The aim was to determine such «Belizna»/water proportions, which not result in destruction of lloricate and illoricate rotifers’ jaws. Proportions 2/1 and 1/1 appeared to be optimal for most rotifers, and 3/1 proportion was suitable for large illoricate and many loricate rotifers.

Keywords
rotifers, jaws, identification, commercial bleachers
UDC
595.18(261.24)

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