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BIOTA (living things) |
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Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
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BILATERIA (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
| LOPHOTROCHOZOA |
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ROTIFERA (rotifers) |
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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
ROTIFERA (rotifers)
| Lab. techniques | Accurate identification of many rotifers is based on the structure of the mastax (trophi). This must be cleaned and prepared for microscopy, eg by Smet's hypochlorite method. Scanning electron microscopy is required for critical work. |
Subtaxa
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| Order | BDELLOIDEA (leech rotifers) | 2 | |||||
| Genus | Abrochtha (a genus of rotifers) | 1 | |||||
| Family | PHILODINIDAE (a family of rotifers) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Order | MONOGONONTA (an order of rotifers) | 3 | |||||
| Species | Brachionus calyciflorus (a rotifer) | 4 | |||||
| Species | Keratella serrulata (a rotifer) | 3 | |||||
| Species | Proales wernecki (a rotifer) | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Species | sp nov (rotatoria) (?New Species Of Gall-forming Rotifer) | 6 | 24 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Donner, J., 1966 | Rotifers |
| Hingley, M., 1993 | Microscopic Life in Sphagnum |
| Pontin, R.M., 1978 | Key to the British Freshwater Planktonic Rotifera |
General Works
| http://www.springerlink.com/content/g673585n755211q5/ | Web link |
| Smet, W.H. De, 1998 | Preparation of Rotifer Trophi for light and scanning electron microscopy |
ROTIFERA may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with ROTIFERA:
Rotifera may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
