Scientific Name: Ascomorpha ecaudis Perty, 1850
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifera
Class: Eurotatoria
Order: Ploima
Family: Gastropodidae
Description:
The creature’s body takes on a sac-like shape. It typically appears dense in color or opaque and lacks a lorica, although it may occasionally have a thin one. It features a notably large stomach with lobes.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in the rivers, lakes, haors, and other fresh waterbodies of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater, Marine
References:
Nahid SAA, Shimul SA, Rana S, Sarkar A (2023) Plankton of Bangladesh( 1st edition). Darikoma Prokashoni. 202 p. ISBN: 9789845113984
