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The present paper, which deals with 15 species of brachionid rotifers, forms the first report on the rotifers of Kerala. A new varietyBrachionus forficula keralaiensis has been described.Dipeuchlanis propatula, Anuraeopsis fissa lata andBrachionus caudatus personatus are reported for the first time from India.
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Communicated by Dr. P. N. Ganapati,f.a.sc.
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Nayar, C.K.G., Nair, K.K.N. A collection of brachionid rotifers from Kerala. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 69, 223–233 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051725
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