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Filinia longiseta
Filinia longiseta
Filinia longiseta Filinia longiseta
Phylum Rotifera
Class Monogononta
Order Flosculariaceae
Family Filinidae
 
Distinguishing Characteristics
  • Has spinelets on the bristles in the summer in the Great Lakes
Ecology
  • Considered a warm stenotherm, but may occur in cold water.
  • Diet consists of detritus, bacteria, and Chlorococcales.
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