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Euchlanis dilatata
Phylum Rotifera
Class Monogononta
Order Ploima
Family Brachionidae
 
Distinguishing Characteristics
  • Anterodorsal margin with semicircular notch
  • Lengths: dorsal plate 200 - 270 µm, ventral plate 170 - 250 µm, toes 50 - 75 µm.
  • Widths: dorsal plate 90 - 189 µm, ventral plate 80 - 105 µm.
Ecology
  • Occurs most frequently in eutrophic environments.
  • Has been observed attached to colonies of Chlorella and Chlamydomonas reinhardti.
  • Bacteria, green algae, and diatoms are part of the diet.
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