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Rotifers from west Bengal III. Further studies on the Eurotatoria

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This paper presents an account of 41 rotifer taxa (spread over 31 species) belonging to five eurotatorien families i.e., Brachionidae, Euchlanidae, Mytilinidae, Trichotridae and Colurellidae. Amongst these, 29 are new records from the North Eastern region of this subcontinent and seven are indicated as new records from India.

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Sharma, B.K. Rotifers from west Bengal III. Further studies on the Eurotatoria. Hydrobiologia 64, 239–250 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00020525

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