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Synopsis of Taxonomic Studies on Indian Rotatoria

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Rotatoria

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 1))

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Taxonomic studies of Indian rotifers have revealed the presence of 241 species which are listed in an appendix. The nature of the Indian rotifer fauna is discussed.

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Sharma, B.K., Michael, R.G. (1980). Synopsis of Taxonomic Studies on Indian Rotatoria. In: Dumont, H.J., Green, J. (eds) Rotatoria. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9209-2_38

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