As in previous symposia, some current research topics were selected for review and eight invited papers were presented. For the first time a paper was presented on the historical aspects of Rotiferology, covering European research between 1680-1950. A special workshop session was devoted to a debate on a controversial topic: Rotifer Phylogeny. The workshop resulted in a very successful discussion and the integration of scattered evidence and hypotheses on the phylogenetic origin of rotifers, the relationships between major rotifer groups, and the mechanisms of evolution.

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Part One: Biochemistry, Ecotoxicology and Histochemistry. Part Two: Aging, Development and Behaviour. Part Three: Reproduction, Population Dynamics and Culture. Part Four: Genetics. Part Five: Feeding, Trophic Webs and Behaviour. Part Six: Auto Ecology, Interactions and Bdelloid Ecology. Part Seven: Community Ecology. Part Eight: Taxonomy and Biogeography. Part Nine: Phylogeny. Part Ten: History of Rotifer Research.