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Ecology of Sessile Rotifers

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Rotatoria

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 1))

Abstract

The sessile rotifers are taxonomically defined as all the individuals belonging to the families Flosculariidae, Conochilidae (Order Flosculariaceae), and Collothecidae (Order Collothecaceae) (Edmondson, 1940, 1944). Freeswimming species are, however, found in each family. The Conochilidae are totally planktonic. Although most of my remarks in this review will concern those species which as adults are permanently attached to surfaces, complete understanding of the evolution of this group is not possible without considering the planktonic forms.

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Wallace, R.L. (1980). Ecology of Sessile Rotifers. In: Dumont, H.J., Green, J. (eds) Rotatoria. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9209-2_31

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