Description
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Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -102 meters (-335 feet).Standard Deviation = 573.250 based on 42 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biology
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Taxonomy
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- 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:
choreotrichia
()
- small & lynn, 1985
- Order:
Oligotrichida
()
- kofoid & campbell, 1929
- Family:
Tintinnidae
()
- Claparède & Lachmann, 1858
- Genus:
Salpingacantha
()
- Kofoid & Campbell, 1929
- Specific descriptor:
undata
- Jenkin, 1908
- Scientific name: - Salpingacantha undata Jenkin, 1908
- Specific descriptor:
undata
- Jenkin, 1908
- Genus:
Salpingacantha
(
- Family:
Tintinnidae
(
- Order:
Oligotrichida
(
- Subclass:
choreotrichia
(
- Class:
Ciliatea
(
- Subphylum:
Intramacronucleata
(
- Phylum:
Ciliophora
(
- Infrakingdom:
Alveolata
(
- Subkingdom:
Biciliata
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: Guiry M
.D.
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-Nov-2004
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Salpingacantha
There are approximately 2 species in this genus:
More Info
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Notes
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Contributors
- AlgaeBase, 3.0, 2004.
- 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.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 13, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 18, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- Taylor, Andy (from AlgaeBase).
