- are
marine and some freshwater.
Nearly 800
species of
gastrotrich have been described.
Gastrotrichs have a
simple body plan with a head region, with a brain...
-
indicate that the
freshwater fauna includes a
species of Protista, a
gastrotrich, two
species of tardigrade, at
least four
species of nematode, 26 species...
- of
water to live in, and are
therefore considered semi-terrestrial:
Gastrotrichs (hairy-backs) — live in
transient terrestrial water and go
dormant during...
- had a coelom,
meaning that the main
acoelomate phyla (flatworms and
gastrotrichs) have
secondarily lost
their body cavities. This is the Archicoelomata...
- only in
Disko Island. It is ****ociated with a rich
diversity of
other gastrotrichs like
Chaetonotus atrox,
Halichaetonotus sp.,
Mesodasys sp., Paradasys...
- copepods, small,
often microscopic crustaceans Darkfield photo of a
gastrotrich, a worm-like
animal living between sediment particles Drawing of a tardigrade...
-
classical form.
Other spiralian phyla (rotifers, brachiopods, phoronids,
gastrotrichs, and bryozoans) are also said to
display a
derived form of
spiral cleavage...
-
microscopic bodies of
water and moisture,
these include rotifers and
gastrotrichs which lay
resilient eggs
capable of
surviving years in dry environments...
- Loricifera, Nematoda, and Nematomorpha. A few
other groups, such as the
gastrotrichs, have been
considered possible members but lack the main
characters of...
- A
mature gastrotrich, with
visible cells on the surface.
Further growth will now
occur solely by cell enlargement....
