Home > Phylum selection > Syndermata > Bdelloida
Home How to cite this site Terms & conditions Disclaimer Contact Site tutorial / Help Links	Habrotrocha roeperi Subspecies No subspecies are recognized. Original description Milne, 1889 Synonyms Macrotrachela roeperi Milne, 1889 Rotifer roeperi (Milne, 1889) Habrotrocha roeperi (Milne, 1889) Identification Size: 200-400 µm. Distribution Recorded from Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, UK, Ireland, Sweden. Also recorded from North America. Probably a holarctic species. Biology Lives within the air cells of Sphagnum mosses and also on the outside of these mosses. There also are reports of Habrotrocha roeperi living on Ptygura tihanyensis, another rotatoria species. When outside of the air cells, the species is very active, but inside the air cells the animals are calm. They can also survive dry periods in an anhydrobiotic state sheltered within the air cells. This page has been updated on March 22, 2012 This site is online since May 31, 2005 Copyright © by Nikola-Michael Prpic-Schäper. All rights reserved.