Ploesoma

Ploesoma
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifera
Class: Monogononta
Order: Ploima
Family: Synchaetidae
Genus: Ploesoma
Herrick, 1885
Synonyms

Bipalpus Wierzejski & Zacharias, 1893

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

The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.

Species:

  • Ploesoma africanum Wulfert, 1965
  • Ploesoma hudsoni (Imhof, 1891)