Zelinkiella synaptae Lankester, 1868
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Family:  Philodinidae ()
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Environment:  host; marine
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic: English Channel.
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Biology:  Found on the body surface and tentacles of sea cucumbers, Synapta inhoerens and S. digitata (Ref. 115922) and polychaetous annelids (Terebellidae) (Ref. 115921). Little is known on the relationship of the rotifer with the sea cucumbers, but it is suggested that it is commensal on the integument of the echinoderm (Ref. 115922).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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