Bonaventura Corti
Introduction


**Bonaventura Corti** (26 February 1729 – 3 February 1813\) was an Italian [Jesuit](/wiki/Society_of_Jesus "Society of Jesus") priest and [naturalist](/wiki/Natural_history "Natural history") who contributed to studies on [microscopic organisms](/wiki/Microorganism "Microorganism") including the [rotifers](/wiki/Rotifer "Rotifer"), [ciliates](/wiki/Ciliate "Ciliate") and [algae](/wiki/Algae "Algae"). He coined the word "plantanimal" for plant\-like organisms which moved and which could be revived from [desiccation](/wiki/Desiccation "Desiccation") through the addition of water.


What did Bonaventura Corti coin the word 'plantanimal' for?