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Euchlanis
| Euchlanis | |
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| Euchlanis dilatata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Rotifera |
| Class: | Monogononta |
| Order: | Ploima |
| Family: | Euchlanidae |
| Genus: | Euchlanis Ehrenberg, 1830 |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Euchlanis is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Euchlanidae.[1]
Sometimes alternatively referred to as wheel animalcules, rotifers feature a characteristic circular arrangement of cilia at their front ends that is reminiscent of a turning wheel when they are in motion.[2] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
- ^ a b c "Euchlanis Ehrenberg, 1830". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Specialized Microscopy Techniques - Differential Interference Contrast Image Gallery - Euchlanis Rotifer". micro.magnet.fsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
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