Biology:Gyratrix hermaphroditus
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Short description: Species of flatworm
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Rhabdocoela |
| Family: | Polycystididae |
| Genus: | Gyratrix |
| Species: | G. hermaphroditus
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| Gyratrix hermaphroditus Ehrenberg, 1831[1]
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Gyratrix hermaphroditus is a species of rhabdocoel flatworm in the family Polycystididae.[2]
Description
The animal is 1 to 1.5 mm long, transparent and colorless. It possesses a proboscis at the anterior end and a sharply pointed stylet.[3]
Taxonomy
It was described by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1831.[2] Gyratrix hermaphroditus represents a species complex.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Members of the species complex occur in both marine and inland water habitats.[4]
Ecology and behavior
It is known to feed on copepods and cladocerans.[5]
References
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Gyratrix hermaphroditus". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=54420#null.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gyratrix hermaphroditus". http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turbellaria/turb3.php?action=1&code=4305.
- ↑ Streble, H., Krauter, D. (1988). Das Leben im Wassertropfen. Stuttgart: Franckh. pp. 270–271.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Curini-Galletti, M., & Puccinelli, I. (1998). "The Gyratrix hermaphroditus species complex (Kalyptorhynchia: Polycystididae) in marine habitats of eastern Australia". Hydrobiologia 383: 287–298. doi:10.1023/A:1003456102035. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1003456102035.
- ↑ Young, J. O. (2001). Keys to the freshwater microturbellarians of Britain and Ireland. Ambleside: Freshwater biological association. pp. 87.
Wikidata ☰ Q2488431 entry
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