Monogononta
Class of rotifers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. Monogononts generally have a reduced corona, and each individual has a single gonad, which gives the group its name. Males are generally smaller than females, and are produced only during certain times of the year, with females otherwise reproducing through parthenogenesis.
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Monogononta | |
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Polyarthra | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Rotifera |
Superclass: | Eurotatoria |
Class: | Monogononta Plate, 1889 |
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Their mastax is not designed for grinding. They produce mictic and amictic eggs. The class contains 1,570 species.[2]