轮形动物门是动物界的一个门。是主要生活在淡水中的小型动物，约有1800种左右。轮形动物在假体腔动物中是相当繁盛的一类。

身体短圆，有明亮的壳，两侧对称，身体的后端多数有尾状部；前端有一纤毛盘，具有运动功能；纤毛摆动时状如旋转的轮盘，所以得名；咽内具有咀嚼器，无真体腔。

轮形动物门分为2个亚门：

The rotifers (Rotifera, commonly called wheel animals) make up a phylum of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals.

They were first described by Rev. John Harris in 1696, and other forms were described by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1703. Most rotifers are around 0.1–0.5 mm long (although their size can range from 50 μm to over 2 mm), and are common in freshwater environments throughout the world with a few saltwater species; for example, those of genus Synchaeta.