Almost all of the creatures of this phylum's 1500 known species are female, since their diploid eggs develop via parthenogenesis.
Almost all of the creatures of this phylum's 1500 known species are female, since their diploid eggs develop via parthenogenesis. Though these creatures are free-living, they often attach themselves to objects temporarily with the use of their two or three toes containing adhesive glands. Their most notable features are their grinding jaws, corona, and specialized excretory cells called flame cells. For 10 points, name this phylum whose names come from the apparent rotation of the cilia that line their coronas.
Almost all of the creatures of this phylum's 1500 known species are female, since their diploid eggs develop via parthenogenesis.
{rotifer}a [or {rotifer}s]