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The different species and infraspecific categories of the genus Brachionus, so far reported or described from India, are reviewed. Their distribution and taxonomic validity are discussed. Remarks are made on the ecology and epizoic nature of various species.
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Sharma, B.K. The Indian species of the genus Brachionus (Eurotatoria: Monogononta: Brachionidae). Hydrobiologia 104, 31–39 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00045949
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