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Trichocerca similis
Phylum Rotifera
Class Monogononta
Order Ploima
Family Trichocercidae
 
Distinguishing Characteristics
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Ecology
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Additional Notes
  • Trichocerca can use pedal glands to produce mucous secretions to attach to substrates. The secretions may also be an energetic mechanism to stay suspended in the water column.
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