Taxonomy
- 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:
Ciliatea
(
)
- Bütschli, 1889
- Subclass:
Hypotrichia
(
)
- Stein, 1859
- Order:
Hypotrichida
(
)
- Small & Lynn, 1985
- Suborder:
Euplotina
(
)
- Small & Lynn, 1985
- Family:
Euplotidae
(
)
- Genus:
Euplotes
(
)
- Specific descriptor:
acanthodus
- Petz, Song & Wilbert, 1995
- Scientific name: - Euplotes acanthodus Petz, Song & Wilbert, 1995
- Specific descriptor:
acanthodus
- Petz, Song & Wilbert, 1995
- Genus:
Euplotes
(
- Family:
Euplotidae
(
- Suborder:
Euplotina
(
- Order:
Hypotrichida
(
- Subclass:
Hypotrichia
(
- Class:
Ciliatea
(
- Subphylum:
Intramacronucleata
(
- Phylum:
Ciliophora
(
- Infrakingdom:
Alveolata
(
- Subkingdom:
Biciliata
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Euplotes
There are approximately 35 species in this genus:
E. acanthodus · E. aediculatus · E. affinis · E. antarcticus (Slender Sorcerer) · E. balteatus · E. carinatus · E. charon · E. coronata · E. corsica · E. crassus · E. daidaleos · E. diadaleos · E. elegans · E. euryhalinus · E. eurystomus · E. focardii (Four-Bar Porcupinefish) · E. harpa · E. leticiensis · E. margherensis · E. minuta · E. moebiusi · E. muscicola · E. mutabilis · E. nobilii · E. parkei · E. patella · E. plumipes · E. raikovi · E. rariseta (Silver Pearlfish) · E. shanghaiensis · E. sigmolateralis (Slender Pearlfish) · E. taylori · E. trisulcatus · E. vannus · E. woodruffi
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Notes
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 19, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5331003
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 17887137
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2360636
