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    The gastrotrichs (phylum Gastrotricha), commonly referred to as hairybellies or hairybacks, are a group of microscopic (0.06–3.0 mm), cylindrical, acoelomate...
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    and smaller crustaceans such as copepods and ostracodes. Foraminiferan Gastrotrich Copepod Tardigrade (water bear) Microbenthos, prefix from the Greek mikrós...
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    was a coelomate organism and the main acoelomate phyla (flatworms and gastrotrichs) have lost body cavities secondarily (the Archicoelomata hypothesis and...
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    and smaller groups of phyla such as the Rouphozoa which includes the gastrotrichs and the flatworms. All of these are grouped as the Platytrochozoa, which...
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    terrestrial environments are represented by the following eleven phyla: Gastrotrichs (hairy-backs) live in transient terrestrial water and go dormant during...
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    indicate that the freshwater fauna includes a species of Protista, a gastrotrich, two species of tardigrade, at least four species of nematode, 26 species...
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    A mature gastrotrich, with visible cells on the surface. Further growth will now occur solely by cell enlargement....
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    Anus inside ring of cilia approx. 150 Gastrotricha Hairy stomach: 288  Gastrotrich worms Two terminal adhesive tubes approx. 690 Gnathostomulida Jaw orifice...
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    copepods, small, often microscopic crustaceans Darkfield photo of a gastrotrich, a worm-like animal living between sediment particles Armoured Pliciloricus...
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  • gastronomy, gastroparesis, gastropod, gastroptosis, gastroschisis, gastrotrich, mesogastric, Myxogastria ge-, geo- earth Greek γῆ (gê), γαῖα, γαίας...
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    high marine interstitial diversity in Disko Island. For instance, the gastrotrich species Diuronotus aspetos is found in Iterdla and Kigdlugssaitsut and...
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    nematodes, polychaetes, oligochaetes, and harpacticoids. Species of gastrotrichs are also found in the region. Common fishes found along the beach include...
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    Loricifera, Nematoda, and Nematomorpha. A few other groups, such as the gastrotrichs, have been considered possible members but lack the main characters of...
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    microscopic bodies of water and moisture, these include rotifers and gastrotrichs which lay resilient eggs capable of surviving years in dry environments...
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    absence of a coelom also occurs in other bilaterians: gnathostomulids, gastrotrichs, xenacoelomorphs, cycliophorans, entoproctans and the parastic mesozoans...
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    Chaetonotus (Chaetonotus) is a gastrotrich subgenus in the family Chaetonotidae. Wikispecies has information related to Chaetonotus (Chaetonotus). v t...
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    Diuronotus aspetos is a species of large sized meiofaunal chaetonotid gastrotrich found in the North Atlantic. With Diuronotus rupperti, it is one of the...
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    Acanthognatha, was suggested in 1998 to unite gastrotrichs with gnathostomulids and rotifers. However, gastrotrichs are more closely related to lophotrochozoans...
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    Chaetonotus is a genus of gastrotrichs in the family Chaetonotidae Hynek Burda, Gero Hilken, Jan Zrzavý: Systematische Zoologie. UTB, Stuttgart 2008,...
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    classical form. Other spiralian phyla (rotifers, brachiopods, phoronids, gastrotrichs, and bryozoans) are also said to display a derived form of spiral cleavage...
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    foraminifera Ammonia tepida (Rotaliida) Water bear Hypsibius dujardini Gastrotrich Meiofauna are most commonly encountered in sedimentary environments in...
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    copepods, small, often microscopic crustaceans Darkfield photo of a gastrotrich, 0.06-3.0 mm long, a worm-like animal living between sediment particles...
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  • Paratrimastix pyriformis Many species of protozoa Many benthic meiofauna, e.g. gastrotrichs Springtails Many sponges, e.g. Aplysina aerophoba Many crustaceans Many...
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    created three new animal phyla: Acanthognatha (rotifers, acanthocephalans, gastrotrichs, and gnathostomulids), Brachiozoa (brachiopods and phoronids), and Lobopoda...
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    monophyletic taxon Mesozoa and form a clade with Rouphozoa (platyhelminths and gastrotrichs). Phylum Orthonectida Family Rhopaluridae Stunkard, 1937 Ciliocincta...
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  • gastronomy, gastroparesis, gastropod, gastroptosis, gastroschisis, gastrotrich, mesogastric, Myxogastria ge-, geo- earth Greek γῆ (gê), γαῖα, γαίας...
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    extinct genus of benthic forams Marine microanimals Darkfield photo of a gastrotrich, 0.06-3.0 mm long, a worm-like animal living between sediment particles...
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  • Family of gastrotrichs...
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    Weiss, Mitchell J. (1988). "Stabilization in the Name of the Freshwater Gastrotrich Lepidodermella squamata, with Nomenclatural Corrections for Congeneric...
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