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Rotifers are dioecious, and males are usually smaller than females. However, despite having separate sexes, males are entirely unknown in the class Bdelloidea, and in the Monogononta they seem to occur only for a few weeks of the year. The female reproductive system in the Bdelloidea and Monogononta consists of …

Rotifera (ro-tif -e-ra) (L. rota, wheel, fera, those that bear) derivet heir name from the characteristic ciliated crown, or corona, that, when beating, often gives the impression of rotating wheels . Rotifers range from 40 µ m to 3 mm in length, but most are between 100 and 500 µ …