Scientific Name: Hexarthra intermedia (Wiszniewski, 1929)
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
References:
Nahid SAA, Shimul SA, Rana S, Sarkar A (2023) Plankton of Bangladesh( 1st edition). Darikoma Prokashoni. 202 p. ISBN: 9789845113984
