Phylum: Rotatoria Class: Monogononta Order: Ploima

Family Brachionidae

Kellicottia bostoniensis

Description:

Plate 016a. Dorsal view of Kellicottia bostoniensis.Plate 016b. Lorica of Kellicottia bostoniensis.

Two species of Kellicottia exist, K. longispina which has 6 anterior spines, and K. bostoniensis which has 4. Very common planktonic rotifer in freshwaters, pelagic more so than littoral. Throughout U.S.

Plate 016a. Dorsal view of Kellicottia bostoniensis.

Plate 016b. Lorica of Kellicottia bostoniensis.