Euchlanis
| Euchlanis | |
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| Euchlanis dilatata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Rotifera |
| Class: | Monogononta |
| Order: | Ploima |
| Family: | Euchlanidae |
| Genus: | Euchlanis Ehrenberg, 1830 |
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Euchlanis is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Euchlanidae.[1]
Sometimes alternatively referred to as wheel animalcules, rotifers feature a characteristic circular arrangement of cilia at their front ends that is reminiscent of a turning wheel when they are in motion.[2] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Description[]
Rotifers have a characteristic circular arrangement of cilia at their front ends. These cilia are used to bring food particles, including bacteria, debris and small protozoans, towards the mouth.[2] A mastax, a jaw-like structure, grinds the food as it enters the stomach. Excretory structures known as flame cells create a current that drains them into the intestines or the bladder.[2] They have transparent bodies and two strong structures that are used for swimming. They are sheathed in a glassy shell secreted by their outer skin.[2]
Species[]
The following species are accepted:[1]
- Voronkov, 1912
- Myers, 1936
- Berzinš, 1957
- Myers, 1930
- (Myers, 1930)
- (Wulfert, 1939)
- Sudzuki, 1998
- Parise, 1966
- Gosse, 1851
- Ehrenberg, 1832
- Parise, 1963
- Carlin, 1939
- Kutikova & Vassiljeva, 1982
- Hauer
- Hudson, 1886
- Berzinš, 1973
- Myers, 1930
- Koch-Althaus, 1962
- Gosse, 1887
- Berzinš, 1957
- De Ridder, 1977
- Myers, 1930
- Gosse, 1851
- Segers, 1993
- Ehrenberg, 1838
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Euchlanis Ehrenberg, 1830". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Specialized Microscopy Techniques - Differential Interference Contrast Image Gallery - Euchlanis Rotifer". micro.magnet.fsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
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