genus

Synchaeta

Field notes

Synchaeta is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Synchaetidae.

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. It is found in freshwater, marine, brackish, and inland saline habitats. These microscopic organisms play essential roles in aquatic food webs and nutrient cycling.

Children

Synchaeta pectinata presumed native
Synchaeta vorax
Synchaeta oblonga
Synchaeta tremula
Synchaeta grimpei
Synchaeta stylata
Synchaeta grandis
Synchaeta baltica
Synchaeta triophthalma
Synchaeta bicornis
Synchaeta longipes

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided