Gastrotricha

Common name: Gastroricha Scientific name: **//Chaetonotus maximus//** Class: [|Spiralia] Location: fresh water and marine environments. Size: small less than 4 mm Habitat: Marine enviroments Living Requirements: Aquatic environments, both freshwater and saline ecosystems. Life Cycle: Facts: 1. Gastrotrichs are free-living organisms. 2. Gastrotrichs feed on diverse living and dead organisms 3. Members of Gastrotricha are either parthenogenetic or hermaphroditic