Polyarthra vulgaris
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Polyarthra vulgaris is a species of the genus Polyarthra from the tribe of the rotifers ( Rotatoria ).
description
The animals are 100 to 145 µm in size, their trunk fins 18 to 28 µm wide. Like all species of the genus Polyarthra , the animals have no feet and there are two narrow spines on their belly.
distribution
The species is most common in summer and lives planktonically in larger waters .
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
- Polyarthra vulgaris in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved January 16, 2012