Habrotrocha

Habrotrocha
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
Habrotrocha rosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifera
Class: Bdelloidea
Order: Bdelloida
Family: Habrotrochidae
Genus: Habrotrocha
Bryce, 1910
Species

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Habrotrocha is a genus of bdelloid rotifers.

Late Eocene fossils of Habrotrocha in Dominican amber are among the oldest known fossil rotiferans.

Habrotrochid rotifers seem to have persisted for 35 million years with very little change in morphology or ecological role.

Species

Habrotrocha contains the following species:

References

  1. ↑ On a new classification of the bdelloid Rotifera. D Bryce, 1910
  2. ↑ Waggoner, B. M.; Poinar, G. O. (1993). "Fossil habrotrochid rotifers in Dominican amber". Experientia. 49 (4): 354–357. doi:10.1007/bf01923421. S2CID 28087284.
  3. ↑ Waggoner, B. M.; Poinar, G. O. (1993-04-01). "Fossil habrotrochid rotifers in Dominican amber". Experientia. 49 (4): 354–357. doi:10.1007/BF01923421. ISSN 1420-9071.
  4. ↑ Jersabek CD, Segers H, Leitner M, eds. (2026). "Habrotrocha Bryce, 1910". Rotifer World Catalog. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 18, 2026.

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