Brachionidae

Brachionidae
Kellicottia bostoniensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifera
Class: Monogononta
Order: Ploima
Family: Brachionidae
Ehrenberg, 1838

Brachionidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Ploima.[1] Species are found in freshwater and marine habitats.[2]

Description

Rotifers in the family Brachionidae range from 170 to 250 μm, and possess a lorica. The lorica is in a single piece and lacks any furrows, groovese, sulci, or dorsal head shields.[2]

The family contains seven genera:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Brachionidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Reyna-Fabián, Miriam E.; Laclette, Juan Pedro; Cummings, Michael P.; García-Varela, Martín (2010). "Validating the systematic position of Plationus Segers, Murugan & Dumont, 1993 (Rotifera: Brachionidae) using sequences of the large subunit of the nuclear ribosomal DNA and of cytochrome C oxidase". Hydrobiologia. 644: 361–370. doi:10.1007/s10750-010-0203-1. S2CID 10952031.


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