Salinella: Monoblastozoa - Physical Characteristics, Behavior And Reproduction - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, DIET, SALINELLA AND PEOPLE, CONSERVATION STATUS
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Salinella has been found only in Argentina.
Scientists do not know where Salinella lives under natural conditions.
Salinella eats by ingesting small particles into its internal cavity. Undigested particles are carried to the anus by the movement of hairlike fibers.
Salinella has no known importance to people.
Salinella is not threatened or endangered.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Books:
Barnes, R. S. K., Peter Calow, and Peter Olive. The Invertebrates: A Synthesis. 3rd ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2001.
Brusca, Richard C., Gary J. Brusca, and Nancy Haver. Invertebrates. 2nd ed. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer, 2002.
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Monoblastozoa (MAHN-uh-blast-uh-zoh-uh) has only one species, Salinella salve. This animal was found in 1892 in a culture of material from salt beds in Argentina. Because Salinella has not been observed since its discovery, some scientists doubt that it exists. According to the scientist who wrote the only published record of Salinella, the body consists of a single cell layer and lacks tissues an…
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