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Habrotrocha

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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[1]
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.[2]

Habrotrochid rotifers seem to have persisted for 35 million years with very little change in morphology or ecological role.[3]

Species

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Habrotrocha contains the following species:[4]

References

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  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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