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Scientific Name: Horaella sp. Donner, 1949
Zooplankton : Horaella sp.

Photo: Noelia Ferrando (2016)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifera
Class: Monogononta
Order: Ploima
Family: Testudinellidae
Description:
The organism’s body is transparent and vesicular, featuring a short neck with a single ring of cilia. Its posterior end tapers and is raised around the cloacal aperture. The trophi are malleoramate, with two wing-like projections at the anterior end of the fulcrum. Another species has a transparent, almost oval body with a short neck bearing a circular corona. It lacks a foot. Similarly, another species has a transparent, oval-shaped body with a short neck bearing a circular corona. It lacks both foot and toe. The trophi are typical malleoramate, with two wing-like projections at the anterior end of the fulcrum.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in the rivers of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater
Main 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

Other References:

Ferrando N, Claps C (2016) A revised and updated checklist of Monogononta rotifers from Argentina. Check List. 12. 1942. 10.15560/12.4.1942.

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