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Scientific Name: Asplanchnopus multiceps (Schrank, 1793)
English Name: Not Known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Not Known - Not Known - Asplanchnopus multiceps - Type: Zooplankton

Photo: Wurdak et al. (2017)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifera
Class: Eurotatoria
Order: Ploima
Family: Asplanchnidae
Description:
The body is transparent, having a thin and pouch-like sacciform shape. It is characterized by a narrow neck that separates the head from the abdomen. The posterior side is relatively broad, making up about two-thirds of the total length.There are no protruding humps in its body form. On the head crest, there is a circular band of cilia. It possesses both a double dorsal antenna and a lateral antenna near the ovary. This organism reproduces through asexual means.
Environment:
Brackish water
Main References:

Nahid SAA, Shimul SA, Rana S, Sarkar A (2023) Plankton of Bangladesh( 1st edition). Darikoma Prokashoni. 202 p. ISBN: 9789845113984

Other References:

Wurdak, Elizabeth (2017) External morphology of the eggs of Asplanchnopus multiceps (Schrank, 1793) (Rotifera): solving the 150-year-old case of mistaken identity. Hydrobiologia. 796. 10.1007/s10750-016-2831-6.

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