Polyarthra
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Species from the genus Polyarthra |
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Polyarthra is a genus from the tribe of the rotifers ( Rotatoria ).
description
The animals are 80 to 180 µm in size , depending on the species . They are like the Asplanchnen footless. They live planktonically , and on their bodies there are four bundles of three trunk fins each. The animals have a dark red brain eye .
species
- Polyarthra bicerca
- Polyarthra dissimulans
- Polyarthra dolichoptera
- Polyarthra euryptera
- Polyarthra longiremis
- Polyarthra luminosa
- Polyarthra major
- Polyarthra minor
- Polyarthra remata
- Polyarthra vulgaris
swell
literature
- Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in a drop of water. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. 10th edition. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-440-10807-4 .
Web links
Commons : Polyarthra - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Polyarthra at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved January 16, 2012