Ploima is an
order of
rotifer
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They were first described by Rev. John H ...
s, microscopic
invertebrate
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s found in marine and freshwater
habitat
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s.
Families
According to the World Register of Marine Species, Ploima includes the following fifteen
families
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:
[
* Asplanchnidae
*]Brachionidae
Brachionidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Ploima.
Genera:
* '' Anuraeopsis'' Lauterborn, 1900
* '' Brachionus'' Pallas, 1766
* '' Kellicottia'' Ahlstrom, 1938
* '' Keratella'' Bory de St.Vincent, 1822
* '' Notholca'' Gosse, 18 ...
* Dicranophoridae
* Epiphanidae
* Euchlanidae
* Gastropodidae
* Lecanidae
* Lepadellidae
* Lindiidae
*Mytilinidae
Mytilinidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Ploima
Ploima is an order of rotifers, microscopic invertebrates found in marine and freshwater habitats.
Families
According to the World Register of Marine Species, Ploima includes th ...
*Notommatidae
Notommatidae is a family of rotifers in the order Ploima
Ploima is an order of rotifers, microscopic invertebrates found in marine and freshwater habitats.
Families
According to the World Register of Marine Species, Ploima includes the follow ...
* Proalidae
* Synchaetidae
* Trichocercidae
* Trichotriidae
References
Protostome orders
Monogononta
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