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Scientific Name: Keratella tropica (Apstein, 1907)
Photo: Diego Barrales (iNaturalist)
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
Main References:
Nahid SAA, Shimul SA, Rana S, Sarkar A (2023) Plankton of Bangladesh( 1st edition). Darikoma Prokashoni. 202 p. ISBN: 9789845113984
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
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