Taxa

Gastrotricha

Phylum

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Gastrotricha." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/phylum-gastrotricha.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Gastrotricha. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/phylum-gastrotricha

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-gastrotricha,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Gastrotricha},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/phylum-gastrotricha},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Gastrotricha is a phylum of microscopic aquatic worms found in marine sediment and freshwater habitats, commonly called hairybacks for the rows of cilia covering their underside. Most species are simultaneous hermaphrodites, and several freshwater species reproduce entirely by parthenogenesis, with no males ever observed.

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