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Adinetidae
Adinetidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Bdelloidea. Genera: * '' Adineta'' Hudson, 1886 * '' Bradyscela'' Bryce, 1910 References Bdelloidea Rotifer families {{rotifer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adineta
''Adineta'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Adinetidae Adinetidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Bdelloidea. Genera: * '' Adineta'' Hudson, 1886 * '' Bradyscela'' Bryce, 1910 References Bdelloidea Rotifer families {{rotifer-stub .... The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America and Southernmost Southern Hemisphere. Species Species: *'' Adineta acuticornis'' *'' Adineta barbata'' *'' Adineta bartosi'' *'' Adineta beysunae'' *'' Adineta coatsi'' *'' Adineta cuneata'' *'' Adineta editae'' *'' Adineta elongata'' *'' Adineta emsliei'' *'' Adineta fontanetoi'' *'' Adineta glauca'' *'' Adineta gracilis'' *'' Adineta grandis'' *'' Adineta longicornis'' *'' Adineta oculata'' *'' Adineta ricciae'' *'' Adineta steineri'' *'' Adineta tuberculosa'' *'' Adineta vaga'' **'' Adineta vaga major'' **'' Adineta vaga minor'' **'' Adineta vaga rhomboidea'' **'' Adineta vaga tenuicornis'' **'' Adineta vaga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotifers
The rotifers (, from the Latin , "wheel", and , "bearing"), commonly called wheel animals or wheel animalcules, make up a phylum (Rotifera ) of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals. They were first described by Rev. John Harris in 1696, and other forms were described by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1703. Most rotifers are around long (although their size can range from to over ), and are common in freshwater environments throughout the world with a few saltwater species. Some rotifers are free swimming and truly planktonic, others move by inchworming along a substrate, and some are sessile, living inside tubes or gelatinous holdfasts that are attached to a substrate. About 25 species are colonial (e.g., ''Sinantherina semibullata''), either sessile or planktonic. Rotifers are an important part of the freshwater zooplankton, being a major foodsource and with many species also contributing to the decomposition of soil organic matter. Most species of the rotif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bdelloidea
Bdelloidea (Greek ''βδέλλα'', ''bdella'', "leech") is a class of rotifers found in freshwater habitats all over the world. There are over 450 described species of bdelloid rotifers (or 'bdelloids'), distinguished from each other mainly on the basis of morphology. The main characteristics that distinguish bdelloids from related groups of rotifers are exclusively parthenogenetic reproduction and the ability to survive in dry, harsh environments by entering a state of desiccation-induced dormancy (anhydrobiosis) at any life stage. They are often referred to as "ancient asexuals" due to their unique asexual history that spans back to over 25 million years ago through fossil evidence. Bdelloid rotifers are microscopic organisms, typically between 150 and 700 µm in length. Most are slightly too small to be seen with the naked eye, but appear as tiny white dots through even a weak hand lens, especially in bright light. In June 2021, biologists reported the restoration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
