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Rotifers

Hexarthridae

  

Link to previous page in the rotifer galleryLink to next page in the rotifer galleryClass Monogononta-Order Flosculariacea

Family Hexarthridae

Image Link Scientific Name Lake Superior* Lake Michigan

Lake Huron

Lake Erie Lake Ontario Habitat
H. mira - 1 of 4 similar pictures in this collection Hexarthra mira       x   Spring through fall with peak in the summer. Common in lake St. Clair but not pelagic in the other Great Lakes.
  Hexarthra intermedia           Not reported for Great Lakes but has been reported for lakes in northeast Michigan.

Based on: A Guide to the Rotifers of the Laurentian Great Lakes. RS Stemberger. 1979. U.S. EPA. EPA-600.
with additions from:

*None of the consulted references included information on Lake Superior rotifers.

Hexarthra spp.

Great Lakes Species: Hexarthra mira

Alternative Names: Hexarthra mira = Pedalia mira, Pedalion mirum

Other Species in the Great Lakes Region: Hexarthra intermedia

Profile: Feeds on detritus and bacteria. 160-212um.

H. mira - 1 of 4 similar pictures in this collection

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