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We propose a simple, user-friendly key joined to a pictorial key to the bdelloid genera, in the attempt to make bdelloid identification more accessible to non-bdelloid-specialists. The key is mostly based on illustrations rather than on descriptions, and is accompanied by an introduction of the main features readily observable in active bdelloids.
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Ricci, C., Melone, G. Key to the identification of the genera of bdelloid rotifers. Hydrobiologia 418, 73–80 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003840216827
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