-
fossils of
rotifers have been
suggested in
Devonian and
Permian fossil beds. John
Harris first described the
rotifers (in
particular a
bdelloid rotifer) in 1696...
- 'leech') is a
class of
rotifers found in
freshwater habitats all over the world.
There are over 450
described species of
bdelloid rotifers (or 'bdelloids')...
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Polyarthra is a
genus of
rotifers belonging to the
family Synchaetidae. The
genus has
almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species:
Polyarthra bicerca Wulfert...
- to
rotifers,
suggesting that they may be
sister taxa. However,
based on
molecular data,
micrognathozoans may be more
closely related to
rotifers than...
- May,
Linda (1989).
Epizoic and
parasitic rotifers.
Rotifer Symposium V:
Proceedings of the
Fifth Rotifer Symposium, held in Gargnano, Italy, September...
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Pompholyx is a
genus of
rotifers belonging to the
family Testudinellidae. The
species of this
genus are
found in
Europe and Australia. Species: Pompholyx...
- parthenogenesis. In
bdelloid rotifers,
females reproduce exclusively by
parthenogenesis (obligate parthenogenesis),
while in
monogonont rotifers,
females can alternate...
- example,
freshwater microfauna in
Australia include rotifers, ostracods, copepods, and cladocerans.
Rotifers are
filter feeders that are
usually found in fresh...
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Monogononta is a
class of
rotifers,
found mostly in
freshwater but also in soil and
marine environments. They
include both free-swimming and
sessile forms...
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek’s 1702
study on Animalcules,
currently known as
rotifers: “'I have
often placed the
Animalcules I have
before described out of the...
