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Scientific Name: Plationus patulus Müller, 1786

Synonym: Brachionus patulus (Müller, 1786) (Currently unaccepted)

Zooplankton : Plationus patulus

Photo: Ken Kneidel (iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifera
Class: Eurotatoria
Order: Ploima
Family: Brachionidae
Description:
The organism’s body exhibits moderate flattening in the dorsoventral direction. Its trophi structure remains consistent. It possesses a short and broad fulcrum. The lorica features a fused dorsal and ventral plate. The feet are elongated, annulated, retractable, and lack segmentation.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in the rivers, lakes, haors, and other fresh waterbodies of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:

Nahid SAA, Shimul SA, Rana S, Sarkar A (2023) Plankton of Bangladesh( 1st edition). Darikoma Prokashoni. 202 p. ISBN: 9789845113984

Other References:

Bhuyan MS, Sharif MAS, Islam MM, Mojumder IA, Das M, Islam SM (2020) Fresh/river water zooplankton in Bangladesh: a critical review. Environmental Analysis & Ecology Studies, 7(2), 000658

Biswas BC, Panigrahi AK (2015) Ecology and zooplankton diversity of a wetland at Jhenidah district Bangladesh. International Journal for Innovative Research in Science and Technology, 1(9), 246-249

iNaturalist (2008) Plationus patulus. https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 29 February 2024.

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