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Phylum Gastrotricha

Gastrotricha ( gas-tro-tri’ -ka) (N. L. fr. Gr. gaster, gastros, stomach or belly, + thrix, trichos, hair) includes small, ventrally flattened animals usually less than 1 mm in length. The largest species of gastrotrichs can reach lengths of about 3 mm. Superficially, gastrotrichs may appear somewhat like rotifers but lacking …

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