''Gastropus'' is a genus of
rotifers
The rotifers (, from Latin 'wheel' and 'bearing'), sometimes 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 Harris ...
belonging to the family
Gastropodidae
Gastropodidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Ploima
Ploima is an order of rotifers, microscopic invertebrates found in marine and freshwater habitats.
Families
According to the World Register of Marine Species, Ploima include ...
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[Segers, H. (Ed.) (2021). World Rotifera database (FADA). Gastropus Imhof, 1898. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148309 on 2021-03-11]
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Australia and Northern America.
Species:
* ''
Gastropus hyptopus''
(Ehrenberg, 1838)
* ''
Gastropus minor''
(Rousselet, 1892)
References
Rotifer genera
Ploima
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