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Rotifera
Rotifera Ro*tif"e*ra, n.; pl. [NL., from L. rota ? wheel +
ferre to bear.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of minute worms which usually have one or two groups
of vibrating cilia on the head, which, when in motion, often
give an appearance of rapidly revolving wheels. The species
are very numerous in fresh waters, and are very diversified
in form and habits.
Meaning of Rotifera from wikipedia
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sometimes called wheel animals or
wheel animalcules, make up a
phylum (
Rotifera /roʊˈtɪfərə/) of
microscopic and near-microscopic
pseudocoelomate animals...
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after being frozen for 24,000
years in the
Siberian permafrost. The
phylum Rotifera traditionally included three classes: Bdelloidea,
Monogononta and Seisonidea...
- rotifers. This
unified taxon is
sometimes known as Syndermata, or
simply as
Rotifera, with the
acanthocephalans described as a
subclass of a
rotifer class Hemirotatoria...
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typically consist of a
gelatinous biofilm matrix of bacteria, fungi, protozoa,
rotifera and a
range of
aquatic insect larvae. As a
schmutzdecke ages, more algae...
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classification of the
Seisonida (
Rotifera).
Zoological Studies 44 (1): 34–43.
Fulltext A new
species of
Paraseison (
Rotifera: Seisonacea) from the
coast of...
- by
complex jaws made of chitin. It
comprises the
phyla Gnathostomulida,
Rotifera and Micrognathozoa.
Chaetognatha has
recently been
recognised as closely...
- cavity, as are
their closest relatives, the
microscopic Gastrotricha. The
Rotifera, or rotifers, are
common in
aqueous environments.
Invertebrates also include...
- Platyzoa:
Rouphozoa Platyhelminthes Gastrotricha Gnathifera Syndermata Rotifera Seisonida Acanthocephala Gnathostomulida Micrognathozoa Cycliophora None...
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valid family- and genus-group
names in
Rotifera -
After Segers, H. (2002).
Contribution to the
nomenclature of
Rotifera:
Annotated checklist of
valid family-...
- that, in some systems, is
considered synonymous with
Rotifera.
Older systems separate Rotifera and
Acanthocephala as
different phyla, and
group them...
