Brachionus | |
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Brachionus calyciflorus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Rotifera |
Class: | Monogononta |
Order: | Ploima |
Family: | Brachionidae |
Genus: | Brachionus Pallas, 1766 |
Species | |
about 30 [1] | |
Synonyms | |
Schizocerca Daday, 1883 |
Brachionus is a genus of planktonic rotifers occurring in freshwater, alkaline and brackish water.