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Synchaeta
Sign in to saveSynchaeta is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Synchaetidae.
Species
Woodland Cudweed
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCompositae
Observations5,245
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Synchaetidae
- Collections
- YPM, USNM, NHMUK, UF
- Recorded in
- South Africa, United States, United Kingdom, Nigeria
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Synchaetidae
- Image
- Synchaeta pectinata.jpg
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- Category:Synchaeta
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Synchaeta is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Synchaetidae.
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. It is found in freshwater, marine, brackish, and inland saline habitats. These microscopic organisms play essential roles in aquatic food webs and nutrient cycling.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Synchaeta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.