Rotifera XII
Walz, Norbert / Adrian, Rita / Zimmermann-Timm, Heike / Monaghan, Michael T. / Weithoff, Guntram / Gilbert, John J.
Rotifera are a very common group of invertebrates and, therefore, play a considerable role in the food webs of plankton and benthos of lakes and rivers worldwide. Their ecological success is based on their distinct pattern of reproduction: a large part of them, the Monogononta, are famous for their unique mode of reproduction with parthenogenetic females and a rather rare appearance of sexuality with males. On the other hand, the Bdelloidea co...
