Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Platyzoa
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Gnathifera
()
- Phylum:
Rotifera
()
- Cuvier, 1798
- Rotifers
- Class:
Eurotatoria
()
- Order:
Bdelloidea
()
- Family:
Philodinidae
()
- Genus:
Rotaria
()
- Specific name:
quadrangularis
- (Heinis, 1913)
- Scientific name: - Rotaria quadrangularis (Heinis, 1913)
- Specific name:
quadrangularis
- (Heinis, 1913)
- Genus:
Rotaria
(
- Family:
Philodinidae
(
- Order:
Bdelloidea
(
- Class:
Eurotatoria
(
- Phylum:
Rotifera
(
- Superphylum:
Gnathifera
(
- Infrakingdom:
Platyzoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Segers H., Nov-2006.
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Rotaria
There are approximately 25 species in this genus:
R. citrina · R. curtipes · R. elongata · R. exoculis · R. haptica · R. laticeps · R. macroceros · R. macrura · R. magnacalcarata · R. mento · R. montana · R. murrayi · R. neptunia · R. neptunoida · R. ovata · R. quadrangularis · R. quadrioculata · R. rotatoria · R. socialis · R. sordida · R. sordida sordida · R. spicata · R. tardigrada · R. tridens · R. trisecata
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Rotifera Database - Beta version 2006.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 9905905
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14713523
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3429851
Curator for this page: Russell Shiel. Date last reviewed: 1899-12-30
