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Brachionidae
Family of rotifers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brachionidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Ploima.[1] Species are found in freshwater and marine habitats.[2]
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Description
Rotifers in the family Brachionidae range from 170 to 250 μm, and possess a lorica. The lorica is in a single piece and lacks any furrows, groovese, sulci, or dorsal head shields.[2]
The family contains seven genera:[1][2]
- Anuraeopsis Lauterborn, 1900
- Brachionus Pallas, 1766 (incl. Schizocerca)
- Kellicottia Ahlstrom, 1938
- Keratella Bory de St.Vincent, 1822
- Notholca Gosse, 1886
- Plationus Segers, Murugan & Dumont, 1993
- Platyias Harring, 1913
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