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Scientific Name: Hexarthra intermedia (Wiszniewski, 1929)
Zooplankton : Hexarthra intermedia

Photo: plingfactory (iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifera
Class: Eurotatoria
Order: Flosculariaceae
Family: Hexarthridae
Description:
Body is cone-shaped. It possesses six robust, muscular appendages covered in setae. Additionally, it has both a double ciliary wreath and a ciliated groove. Its ventral appendages are equipped with 10 branched bristles. Reproduction occurs through asexual means.
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

iNaturalist (2008) Hexarthra intermedia. https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 01 March 2024.

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