Gyratrix hermaphroditus is a species of rhabdocoel flatworm in the family Polycystididae.[2]
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Gyratrix hermaphroditus Ehrenberg, 1831[1]
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Description
editThe animal is 1 to 1.5 mm long, transparent and colorless. It possesses a proboscis at the anterior end and a sharply pointed stylet.[3]
Taxonomy
editIt was described by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1831.[2] Gyratrix hermaphroditus represents a species complex.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editMembers of the species complex occur in both marine and inland water habitats.[4]
Ecology and behavior
editIt is known to feed on copepods and cladocerans.[5]
References
edit- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Gyratrix hermaphroditus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b "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) - ^ a b 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.