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Brachionus
Sign in to savethumb|Brachionus quadridentatus Brachionus is a genus of planktonic rotifers occurring in freshwater, alkaline and brackish water.
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- PhylumRotifera
- ClassEurotatoria
- OrderPloima
- FamilyBrachionidae
Lorica generally more or less flattened dorso-ventrally and distinctly stiffened; antero-dorsal margin with 6, 4 or 2 spines; antero-ventral margin undulate with small median notch; with or without posterior spines at postero-lateral edges and at foot opening. Foot very long, more or less wrinkled, retractile. Two short, usually conical toes. Corona with 5 distinct lobes and sensory bristles. Single cerebral red eyespot. Rami roughly triangular, broad, rounded externally with conspicuous anterior projection. Fulcrum short and broad; median rami margin with reinforced ridge of zig-zag like processes. Unci plate-shaped, composed of almost completely fused teeth, decreasing in length dorsally; subunci present. Manubria characteristic, broad, triangular, bent inwards distally. Additional trophi elements or satellites are connected to rami and unci by ligaments.TYPE SPECIES ‒ Brachionus urceolaris Müller, 1773
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thumb|Brachionus quadridentatus Brachionus is a genus of planktonic rotifers occurring in freshwater, alkaline and brackish water.
==Species== The following species are recognised in the genus Brachionus: Brachionus adisi Brachionus africanus Brachionus ahlstromi Brachionus amazonicus Brachionus amsterdamensis Brachionus angularis Brachionus araceliae Brachionus asplanchnoidis Brachionus austrogenitus Brachionus baylyi Brachionus bennini Brachionus bidentatus Brachionus budapestinensis Brachionus calyciflorus Brachionus caudatus Brachionus charini Brachionus chelonis Brachionus dichotomus Brachionus dimidiatus Brachionus diversicornis Brachionus dolabratus Brachionus donneri Brachionus dorcas Brachionus durgae Brachionus elevatus Brachionus falcatus Brachionus fernandoi Brachionus forficula Brachionus gessneri Brachionus gillardi Brachionus havanaensis Brachionus huangi Brachionus ibericus Brachionus incertus Brachionus josefinae Brachionus keikoa Brachionus koreanus Brachionus kostei Brachionus kultrum Brachionus leydigii Brachionus lyratus Brachionus macrocanthus Brachionus manjavacas Brachionus mirabilis Brachionus mirus Brachionus murphyi Brachionus nilsoni Brachionus novaezealandiae Brachionus paranguensis Brachionus pinneenaus Brachionus plicatilis Brachionus postcurvatus Brachionus pseudodolabratus Brachionus pseudonilsoni Brachionus pterodinoides Brachionus quadridentatus Brachionus rotundiformis Brachionus rubens Brachionus satanicus Brachionus schwoerbeli Brachionus sericus Brachionus sessilis Brachionus spatiosus Brachionus srisumonae Brachionus urceolaris Brachionus variabilis Brachionus zahniseri