Aspidisca quadrilineata (Buchanan's Bluetail Mullet, Mullet, Buchanan's Blue-tail Mullet, Blue-tail Mullet, Bluetail Mullet)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Blue-tail Mullet, Bluetail Mullet, Buchanan's Blue-tail Mullet, Buchanan's Bluetail Mullet, Mullet

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Protozoa () - (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858 - Protozoa
  - Subkingdom: Biciliata ()
    - Infrakingdom: Alveolata () - Cavalier-Smith, 1991
      - Phylum: Ciliophora () - (Doflein, 1901) Copeland, 1956 - Ciliates
        Subphylum: Intramacronucleata () - Lynn, 1996
        Class: Spirotrichea () - B�tschli, 1889
        Subclass: Hypotrichia () - Stein, 1859
        Order: Euplotida () - Small & Lynn, 1985
        Suborder: Euplotina () - Small & Lynn, 1985
        Family: Aspidiscidae () - Ehrenberg, 1838
        Genus: Aspidisca ()
        Specific descriptor: quadrilineata - Kahl, 1932
        Scientific name: - Aspidisca quadrilineata Kahl, 1932

There are approximately 21 species in this genus:

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