''Elosa'' is a genus of
rotifers
The rotifers (, from the Latin , "wheel", and , "bearing"), commonly called wheel animals or wheel animalcules, make up a phylum (Rotifera ) of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals.
They were first described by Rev. John Ha ...
belonging to the family
Trichocercidae
Trichocercidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Ploima.
Genera:
* '' Ascomorphella'' Wiszniewski, 1953
* ''Coelopus'' (synonym of ''Trichocerca'')
* '' Diurella''
* ''Elosa'' Lord, 1891
* ''Trichocerca
''Trichocerca'' is a genus ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe.
Species:
* ''
Elosa spinifera
''Elosa'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Trichocercidae
Trichocercidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Ploima
Ploima is an order of rotifers, microscopic invertebrates found in marine and freshwater habitats.
...
''
Wiszniewski, 1932
* ''
Elosa worrallii
''Elosa'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Trichocercidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe.
Species:
* ''Elosa spinifera
''Elosa'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Trichocercidae
Trichocercidae is ...
''
Lord, 1891
References
Ploima
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