Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Boxer Snipe Eel, Spotted Snipe Eel
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
()
- (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
- Protozoa
- Subkingdom:
Biciliata
()
- Infrakingdom:
Alveolata
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Phylum:
Ciliophora
()
- (Doflein, 1901) Copeland, 1956
- Ciliates
- Subphylum:
Postciliodesmatophora
()
- Gerassimova & Seravin, 1976
- Class:
Ciliatea
()
- Stein, 1859
- Order:
Heterotrichida
()
- Stein, 1859
- Family:
Folliculinidae
()
- Dons, 1914
- Genus:
Parafolliculina
()
- Specific descriptor:
patagonica
- Scientific name: - Parafolliculina patagonica
- Specific descriptor:
patagonica
- Genus:
Parafolliculina
(
- Family:
Folliculinidae
(
- Order:
Heterotrichida
(
- Class:
Ciliatea
(
- Subphylum:
Postciliodesmatophora
(
- Phylum:
Ciliophora
(
- Infrakingdom:
Alveolata
(
- Subkingdom:
Biciliata
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Parafolliculina
There are approximately 3 species in this genus:
P. amphora · P. patagonica (Spotted Snipe Eel) · P. violacea (Freshwater Snake-Eel)
More Info
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Notes
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Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 19, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic Reference Centre (OBIS Canada)
- 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: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 1986-1990) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 1991-1995) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 1996-2000) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 2001-2005) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 2006-) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South Western Pacific Regional OBIS Data provider for the NIWA Marine Biodata Information System
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 17887124
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3777845
