Scientific Name: Keratella tropica (Apstein, 1907)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifera
Class: Eurotatoria
Order: Ploima
Family: Brachionidae
Description:
The organism’s lorica is flattened in the dorsoventral direction. On the dorsal surface of the lorica, there are three polygons and a small four-sided structure present. It possesses two unequal posterior spines and six spines along the anterior dorsal margin. The longest spine among them, the median spine, is curved ventrally. Reproduction occurs through asexual means.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in the rivers, lakes, haors, and other fresh waterbodies of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish
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COI: Not found  
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