Asplanchna priodontata

Asplanchna priodontata
Asplanchna priodontata
Systematics
Class : Eurotatoria Subclass : Monogononta Order : Ploima Family : Asplanchnidae Genre : Sack rotifers ( Asplanchna ) Type : Asplanchna priodontata
Scientific name
Asplanchna priodontata
( Gosse , 1850)

Asplanchna priodontata is a species of the genus Asplanchna from the tribe of the rotifers (Rotatoria).

features

The footless animal is transparent and sack-shaped (name!). The ovary is spherical.

ecology

The rotifer is common in planktonic lakes. The animal feeds on blue-green algae, diatoms and other plankton.

Similar species

• Asplanchna brightwelli
• Asplanchna multiceps

Web links

• Asplanchna priodonta. In: An Image-Based Key To The Zooplankton Of North America, Version 5.0. Center for Freshwater Biology, University of New Hampshire.
• Aplanchna priodonta at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved October 23, 2011

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in the water drop. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. 10th edition. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-440-10807-4 .