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 46 meters (151 feet).Standard Deviation = 140.940 based on 42 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
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
()
- Schewiakoff, 1896
- Order:
Gymnostomatida
()
- Corliss, 1974
- Order:
Gymnostomatida
(
- 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
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Members of the genus Tiarina
There are approximately 2 species in this genus:
T. antarctica (Gunther's Cuskeel) · T. fusus
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Notes
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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 November 18, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 18, 2007:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, NODC WOD01 Plankton Database
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Niv
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 489165
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13762279
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2693024
