Loricate, occasionally very weakly loricate. Lorica usually more or less dorso-ventrally depressed, angular, rectangular or hexagonal; anterior margins of lorica often with spines, caudally with or without spines or extensions; head and foot retractable in lorica. Foot present or absent, if present long and wrinkled or with pseudosegments; two small toes. Corona frontal with reduced ciliation, usually with single dorsal and 2‒4 humps with short cilia and cirri. Trophi malleate.
Brachionidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Ploima.[1] Species are found in freshwater and marine habitats.[2]
Rotifers in the family Brachionidae range from 170 to 250 μm, and possess a lorica. The lorica is in a single piece and lacks any furrows, groovese, sulci, or dorsal head shields.[2]
The family contains seven genera:[1][2]
Brachionidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Ploima. Species are found in freshwater and marine habitats.
les Brachionidae constituent une famille de rotifères de l'ordre des Ploima.
Selon World Register of Marine Species (9 mars 2016)[2] :
Notholca sp.
