Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 12 meters (39 feet).Standard Deviation = 18.380 based on 2 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
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:
charon
- Hozawa, 1929
- Scientific name: - Euplotes charon Hozawa, 1929
- Specific descriptor:
charon
- Hozawa, 1929
- Genus:
Euplotes
(
- Family:
Euplotidae
(
- Suborder:
Euplotina
(
- Order:
Hypotrichida
(
- Subclass:
Hypotrichia
(
- Class:
Ciliatea
(
- Subphylum:
Intramacronucleata
(
- Phylum:
Ciliophora
(
- Infrakingdom:
Alveolata
(
- Subkingdom:
Biciliata
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-Nov-2004.
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
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.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: A Biological Survey of the Waters of Woods Hole and Vacinity
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2330028
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-46845
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13757226
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3302936
