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==Feeding== [[File:Movie of Rotifer, feeding (probably of the genus Cephalodella).theora.ogv|thumb|Video of rotifer feeding, probably of the genus ''[[Cephalodella]]'']] [[File:Feeding rotifer.ogv|thumb|Video of a [[bdelloid]] rotifer feeding]] Rotifers eat particulate organic detritus, dead bacteria, algae, and protozoans. They eat particles up to 10 micrometres in size. Like [[crustacean]]s, rotifers contribute to nutrient recycling. For this reason, they are used in fish tanks to help clean the water, to prevent clouds of waste matter. Rotifers affect the species composition of algae in ecosystems through their choice in grazing. Rotifers may compete with [[cladocera]] and [[copepod]]s for [[plankton]]ic food sources.
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