Trichotriidae: Brief Summary
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Trichotriidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Ploima.
Genera:
Macrochaetus Perty, 1850
Pulchritia Luo & Segers, 2013
Trichotria Bory De St.Vincent, 1827
Wolga Skorikov, 1903
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Trophi unspecialized, malleate; head, trunk and foot largely loricate, but head retractable. No discernible separate lorica plates or sulci on the trunk, but lorica stiffness not homogeneous. Lorica granulated and/or facetted. Distal part of trunk (anal segment) illoricate, separated from trunk proper. Foot with two pseudosegments and a pair of terminal toes.
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- Yongting Luo, Hendrik Segers
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- Luo Y, Segers H (2013) On Pulchritia new genus, with a reappraisal of the genera of Trichotriidae (Rotifera, Monogononta) ZooKeys 342: 1–12
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- Yongting Luo
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- Hendrik Segers
