Description
Genus Lagena
The lower, posterior and outer chamber of the inner ear projecting from the sacculus, probably responsible for hearing. It is well-developed only in Cyprinformes. Contains an otolith, the astericus or lagenolith .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
()
- (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
- Protozoa
- Subkingdom:
Biciliata
()
- Infrakingdom:
Rhizaria
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 2002
- Phylum:
Foraminifera
()
- (Eichwald, 1830) Margulis, 1974
- Class:
Granuloreticulosea
()
- Lee, 1990
- Order:
Foraminiferida
()
- Delage & Herouard, 1896
- Family:
Nodosariidae
()
- Ehrenberg, 1838
- Genus:
Lagena
()
- Specific descriptor:
distoma
- Müller, Zahn, Zahn, Rijavec, Batel, Kurelec & Müller, 1983
- Scientific name: - Lagena distoma Müller, Zahn, Zahn, Rijavec, Batel, Kurelec & Müller, 1983
- Specific descriptor:
distoma
- Müller, Zahn, Zahn, Rijavec, Batel, Kurelec & Müller, 1983
- Genus:
Lagena
(
- Family:
Nodosariidae
(
- Order:
Foraminiferida
(
- Class:
Granuloreticulosea
(
- Phylum:
Foraminifera
(
- Infrakingdom:
Rhizaria
(
- Subkingdom:
Biciliata
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-Nov-2004.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Lagena
There are approximately 147 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
L. acuticosta · L. acuticosta brevipostica · L. advena · L. alcocki · L. alifera · L. amphora · L. ampulla · L. ampulla-distoma · L. apiculata · L. apiopleura · L. aspera · L. asperoides · L. atilai · L. austicosta · L. becki · L. botula · L. catanulata · L. caudata · L. clypeata · L. conscripta · L. costata · L. crenata · L. dentaliformis · L. desmophora · L. digitale · L. discrepans · L. distoma · L. distomaaculeata · L. elliptica · L. elongata · L. ex gracilis · L. favosa · L. filicosta · L. flatulenta · L. flexa · L. flintiana · L. foveolata · L. geometrica · L. gibbera · L. globosa · L. glomari · L. gortanii · L. gracilis · L. gracillima · L. grahami · L. hartiana · L. hauteriviana · L. helophoromarginata · L. hexagona · L. hexagona scalariformis · L. hispida · L. hispida hispida · L. hispida tubulata · L. hispidula · L. hoglundi · L. horquetensis · L. hystrix longicolla · L. intermedia · L. interrupta · L. inusitata · L. isabella · L. lacunata · L. laevis · L. laevis desmophora · L. laevis tetragona · L. limbatofistulosa · L. lineatopunctata · L. linguata · L. longicollis · L. longirostris · L. lyellii · L. marginata · L. mauricensis · L. meridionalis · L. mexicana · L. mollis · L. montagui · L. morsei · L. mucronata · L. multilagenoides · L. napolitana · L. nebulosa · L. orbignyana elliptica · L. ornaticollis · L. ouachitaensis · L. oxystoma · L. pacifica · L. paradoxa · L. paradoxiformis · L. parri · L. paucicosta · L. perexigua · L. perlucida · L. pliocenica · L. plumigera · L. polygona · L. quadralata · L. quadrangularis · L. quadrata · L. quadrilatera
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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 provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South Western Pacific Regional OBIS Data All Sea Bio Subset (South Western Pacific OBIS)
Identifiers
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-45036
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1330671
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2165033
