Synchaeta

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

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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. Bibcode:2019ZooK..871....1W. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.871.36435 . PMC   6700057 . PMID   31435183.