Phylum Rotifera

Phylum Rotifera
Phylum Rotifera : The Rotifers
  • Includes over 1800 species
  • Very small, .05mm - 2mm
  • Have full digestive systems
  • Maintain a circulating Hydrostatic Skeleton which serves as a full blood vascular system.
  • Many species consist mostly of females who produce females from unfertilized ova. This is called parthenogenesis.
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Rotifer Body Plan

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