Unicorn rotifer

Unicorn rotifer
	Unicorn Rotifer ( Kellicottia longispina )
Systematics
Class :	Eurotatoria
Subclass :	Monogononta
Order :	Ploima
Family :	Brachionidae
Genre :	Kellicottia
Type :	Unicorn rotifer
Scientific name
	Kellicottia longispina
	( Kellicott , 1879)

The unicorn rotifer ( Kellicottia longispina ) is a species from the genus Kellicottia from the tribe of the rotifers (Rotatoria). Kellicottia longispina is common in planktonic lakes.

features

The long thorns are striking - one at the rear, one long and five short ones at the front of the animal. Kellicottia bostoniensis , a similar-looking species from the same genus, is invasive in Germany .

Individual evidence

↑ 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 .

Web links

http://cfb.unh.edu/cfbkey/html/Organisms/PRotifera/GKellicottia/kellicottia_longispina/kellicottialongispina.html

[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 .