| Monogononts | |
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| Polyarthra | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Rotifera |
| Class: | Monogononta Plate, 1889 |
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Flosculariida |
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The monogononts (Monogononta) are a class of rotifers, found mostly in freshwater but also in soil and marine environments. They include both free-swimming and sessile forms. Monogononts generally have a reduced corona, and each individual has a single gonad, which gives the group its name. Males are generally smaller than females, and are produced only during certain times of the year, with females otherwise reproducing through parthenogenesis.
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