The gastrotrichs (phylum Gastrotricha), commonly referred to as hairybellies or hairybacks, are a group of microscopic (0.06–3.0 mm), cylindrical, acoelomate...
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and smaller groups of phyla such as the Rouphozoa which includes the gastrotrichs and the flatworms. All of these are grouped as the Platytrochozoa, which...
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and smaller crustaceans such as copepods and ostracodes. Foraminiferan Gastrotrich Copepod Tardigrade (water bear) Microbenthos, prefix from the Greek mikrós...
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was a coelomate organism and the main acoelomate phyla (flatworms and gastrotrichs) have lost body cavities secondarily (the Archicoelomata hypothesis and...
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habitats and have restricted range, the only solely terrestrial phylum Gastrotrichs (hairy-backs) live in transient terrestrial water and go dormant during...
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indicate that the freshwater fauna includes a species of Protista, a gastrotrich, two species of tardigrade, at least four species of nematode, 26 species...
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microscopic bodies of water and moisture, these include rotifers and gastrotrichs which lay resilient eggs capable of surviving years in dry environments...
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A mature gastrotrich, with visible cells on the surface. Further growth will now occur solely by cell enlargement....
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Chaetonotus (Chaetonotus) is a gastrotrich subgenus in the family Chaetonotidae. Wikispecies has information related to Chaetonotus (Chaetonotus). v t...
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high marine interstitial diversity in Disko Island. For instance, the gastrotrich species Diuronotus aspetos is found in Iterdla and Kigdlugssaitsut and...
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