| Gyratrix hermaphroditus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Rhabdocoela |
| Family: | Polycystididae |
| Genus: | Gyratrix |
| Species: | G. hermaphroditus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gyratrix hermaphroditus Ehrenberg, 1831 | |
Gyratrix hermaphroditus is a species of rhabdocoel flatworm in the family Polycystididae.
Description
The animal is 1 to 1.5 mm long, transparent and colorless. It possesses a proboscis at the anterior end and a sharply pointed stylet.
Taxonomy
It was described by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1831. Gyratrix hermaphroditus represents a species complex.
Distribution and habitat
Members of the species complex occur in both marine and inland water habitats.
Ecology and behavior
It is known to feed on copepods and cladocerans.
References
- "ITIS Standard Report Page: Gyratrix hermaphroditus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Gyratrix hermaphroditus". Turbellarian taxonomic database. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- Streble, H., Krauter, D. (1988). Das Leben im Wassertropfen. Stuttgart: Franckh. pp. 270–271.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Curini-Galletti, M., & Puccinelli, I. (1998). "The Gyratrix hermaphroditus species complex (Kalyptorhynchia: Polycystididae) in marine habitats of eastern Australia". Hydrobiologia. 383: 287–298. doi:10.1023/A:1003456102035. S2CID 9808496.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Young, J. O. (2001). Keys to the freshwater microturbellarians of Britain and Ireland. Ambleside: Freshwater biological association. p. 87.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Gyratrix hermaphroditus | |