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