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Bdelloidea
(redirected from Bdelloid rotifers)

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Bdel`loi´de`a
n. pl.1.(Zool.) The order of Annulata which includes the leeches. See Hirudinea.
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CAPTION(S): GIRL POWER: The bdelloid rotifers lay eggs which turn into clones of the mother
WE HAVEN'T HAD SEX FOR 40m YEARS; Creatures live down the ages by ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
This group of tiny water creatures, called bdelloid rotifers, is thriving in fresh water and soggy land worldwide despite, seemingly, no sex for at least 40 million years.
Life without sex: so, how many millions of years has it been? by Milius, Susan / Science News
The transparent creatures, called bdelloid rotifers, live in fresh water but every one of the species is female.
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