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- proper noun A taxonomic
subclass within theclass Eurotatoria —bdelloid rotifers (that resembleleeches ).
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Bdelloid rotifers (class Bdelloidea), with about 350 or so known species, are the largest group of animals that reproduce exclusively by parthenogenesis.
Archive 2009-01-01 AYDIN 2009
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Bdelloid rotifers class Bdelloidea, with about 350 or so known species, are the largest group of animals that reproduce exclusively by parthenogenesis.
How likely is it to find a male bdelloid rotifer? AYDIN 2009
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Philodina - Philodina belongs to the class Bdelloidea (from the Greek for leech), rotifers that have two ovaries.
unknown title 2009
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Philodina - Philodina belongs to the class Bdelloidea (from the Greek for leech), rotifers that have two ovaries.
unknown title 2009
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Bdelloid rotifers (class Bdelloidea), with about 350 or so known species, are the largest group of animals that reproduce exclusively by parthenogenesis.
SNAIL'S TALES 2009
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One clue is that Bdelloidea can basically dry up and form a cyst when conditions don’t suit them.
Dana Carvey on Darwin (NOT Dar-lose!) - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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Bdelloidea animal species also reproduce exclusively parthenogenesis) and are all females.
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