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The status of studies on Australian Rotifera is reviewed. Approximately 600 species are known from Australian inland waters, with c. 15% endemicity. The ecology of rotifers in four broad habitat categories (saline lakes, billabongs, reservoirs and rivers) is summarized, and the biogeography of the known fauna considered.
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Shiel, R.J., Koste, W. (1986). Australian Rotifera: Ecology and Biogeography. In: De Deckker, P., Williams, W.D. (eds) Limnology in Australia. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 61. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4820-4_7
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