Synchaeta

Synchaeta is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Synchaetidae.[1]

For the genus of plants, see Gnaphalium.

Synchaeta
Synchaeta pectinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifera
Class: Monogononta
Order: Ploima
Family: Synchaetidae
Genus: Synchaeta
Ehrenberg, 1832

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1] It is found in freshwater, marine, brackish, and inland saline habitats.[2]These microscopic organisms play essential roles in aquatic food webs and nutrient cycling.

Species

Species:[1]

  • Synchaeta arcifera Xu, 1998
  • Synchaeta atlantica Zelinka, 1907
  • Synchaeta bacillifera Smirnov, 1933
  • Synchaeta pectinata Ehrenberg, 1832

References
  1. "Synchaeta Ehrenberg, 1832". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. Wilke, Tanja; Ahlrichs, Wilko H.; Bininda-Emonds, Olaf R. P. (2019). "A weighted taxonomic matrix key for species of the rotifer genus Synchaeta (Rotifera, Monogononta, Synchaetidae)". ZooKeys (871): 1–40. doi:10.3897/zookeys.871.36435. PMC 6700057. PMID 31435183.


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