Fertilization in rotifers is achieved
A)externally with both eggs and sperm shed into the water.
B)by normal copulation of a penis and vaginal pore.
C)by transfer of sperm in a gelatinous spermatophore packet.
D)by hypodermic impregnation injecting sperm into the pseudocoel.

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Fertilization in rotifers is achieved through hypodermic impregnation, in which the male uses a specialized structure called the corona to inject sperm into the female's pseudocoel. This is a unique reproductive strategy found only in rotifers.

Fertilization in Rotifers Is Achieved