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Euplotes sigmolateralis

(Slender Pearlfish, Lipless Messmate-fish, Graceful Pearlfish)

Taxonomy

  • Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
    • Kingdom: Protozoa (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858 - Protozoa
      • Infrakingdom: Alveolata Cavalier-Smith, 1991
        • Phylum: Ciliophora - Ciliates
          • Class: Ciliatea
            • Order: Hypotrichida
              • Family: Euplotidae
                • Genus: Euplotes
                  • Specific descriptor: sigmolateralis Agatha, Spindler & Wilbert, 1993
                    • Scientific name: Euplotes sigmolateralis Agatha, Spindler & Wilbert, 1993

Distribution

Similar Species

Members of the genus Euplotes:

There are approximately 37 species and subspecies in this genus: E. acanthodus · E. aediculatus · E. affinis · E. antarcticus (Slender Sorcerer) · E. balteatus · E. carinatus · E. charon · E. cicada · E. convexus · 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
  • Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse (OBIS Australia)
  • Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
  • Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
  • Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
  • National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
  • OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
  • Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
  • Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
  • University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

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Last Revised: March 19, 2008