Register of Antarctic Species (RAS) - Brachionus Pallas, 1766

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Brachionus Pallas, 1766

AphiaID

134937 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134937)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, 1766 (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Brachionidae Ehrenberg, 1838

Synonymised names

Arthracanthus Schmarda, 1854 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Arthrocanthus Schmarda, 1859 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Dadayus Gallagher, 1957 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Noteus Ehrenberg, 1830 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Schizocerca Daday, 1883 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Tricalama Bory de St. Vincent, 1826 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Species Brachionus adisi Koste & Hardy, 1984
Species Brachionus africanus Segers, Mbogo & Dumont, 1994
Species Brachionus ahlstromi Lindeman, 1939
Species Brachionus amazonicus Koste & Robertson, 1983
Species Brachionus amsterdamensis De Smet, 2001
Species Brachionus angularis Gosse, 1851
Species Brachionus araceliae Silva-Briano, Galvan-De la Rosa, Perez-Legaspi & Rico-Martinez, 2007
Species Brachionus asplanchnoidis Charin, 1947
Species Brachionus austrogenitus Ahlstrom, 1940
Species Brachionus baylyi Sudzuki & Timms, 1977
Species Brachionus bennini Leissling, 1924
Species Brachionus bidentatus Anderson, 1889
Species Brachionus budapestinensis Daday, 1885
Species Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, 1766
Species Brachionus caudatus Barrois & Daday, 1894
Species Brachionus charini Kutikova, Kosova & Khodorevsky, 1976
Species Brachionus chelonis Ahlstrom, 1940
Species Brachionus dichotomus Shephard, 1911
Species Brachionus dimidiatus Bryce, 1931
Species Brachionus diversicornis (Daday, 1883)
Species Brachionus dolabratus Harring, 1914
Species Brachionus donneri Brehm, 1951
Species Brachionus dorcas Gosse, 1851
Species Brachionus durgae Dhanapathi, 1974
Species Brachionus elevatus Michaloudi, Papakostas, Stamou & al., 2018
Species Brachionus falcatus Zacharias, 1898
Species Brachionus fernandoi Michaloudi, Papakostas, Stamou & al., 2018
Species Brachionus forficula Wierzejski, 1891
Species Brachionus gessneri Hauer, 1956
Species Brachionus gillardi Hauer, 1966
Species Brachionus havanaensis Rousselet, 1911
Species Brachionus huangi Zhuge & Koste, 1996
Species Brachionus ibericus Ciros-Pérez, Gómez & Serra, 2001
Species Brachionus incertus Hauer, 1953
Species Brachionus josefinae Silva-Briano & Segers, 1992
Species Brachionus keikoa Koste, 1979
Species Brachionus koreanus Hwang, Dahms, Park & Lee, 2013
Species Brachionus kostei Shiel, 1983
Species Brachionus kultrum Paggi, 1981
Species Brachionus leydigii Cohn, 1862
Species Brachionus lyratus Shephard, 1911
Species Brachionus macrocanthus Jakubski, 1912
Species Brachionus manjavacas Fontaneto, Giordani, Melone & Serra, 2007
Species Brachionus mirabilis Daday, 1897
Species Brachionus mirus Daday, 1905
Species Brachionus murphyi Sudzuki, 1989
Species Brachionus nilsoni Ahlstrom, 1940
Species Brachionus novaezealandiae Morris, 1913
Species Brachionus paranguensis Guerrero-Jimenez, Vannucchi, Silva-Briano, Adabache-Ortiz, Rico-Martinez, Roberts, Neilson & Elias-Gutierrez, 2019
Species Brachionus pinneenaus Koste & Shiel, 1983
Species Brachionus plicatilis Müller, 1786
Species Brachionus postcurvatus Kuczynski, 1991
Species Brachionus pseudodolabratus Ahlstrom, 1940
Species Brachionus pseudonilsoni Sudzuki, 1992
Species Brachionus pterodinoides Rousselet, 1913
Species Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783
Species Brachionus rotundiformis Tschugunoff, 1921
Species Brachionus rubens Ehrenberg, 1838
Species Brachionus satanicus Rousselet, 1911
Species Brachionus schwoerbeli Koste, 1988
Species Brachionus sericus Rousselet, 1907
Species Brachionus sessilis Varga, 1951
Species Brachionus spatiosus Rousselet, 1912
Species Brachionus srisumonae Segers, Kotethip & Sanoamuang, 2004
Species Brachionus urceolaris Müller, 1773
Species Brachionus variabilis Hempel, 1896
Species Brachionus zahniseri Ahlstrom, 1934
Species Brachionus amphiceros Ehrenberg, 1838 accepted as Brachionus calyciflorus var. amphiceros Ehrenberg, 1838 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus amphifurcatus Imhof, 1887 accepted as Brachionus diversicornis (Daday, 1883) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus anchorpora Xu, Chen & Rao, 1997 accepted as Brachionus durgae Dhanapathi, 1974 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus ancylognathus Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus var. ancylognathus Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus asplanchnoides Charin, 1947 accepted as Brachionus asplanchnoidis Charin, 1947
Species Brachionus bakeri Ehrenberg, 1830 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus bakeri Müller, 1786 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus bidens Plate, 1886 accepted as Brachionus angularis bidens Plate, 1886 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus bidentatus Kertész, 1894 accepted as Brachionus rubens Ehrenberg, 1838 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus bipalium Müller, 1786 accepted as Notholca bipalium (Müller, 1786) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus bractea Müller, 1786 accepted as Lepadella patella (Müller, 1773) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus brevispina Sudzuki & Huang, 1997 accepted as Brachionus huangi Zhuge & Koste, 1996 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus brevispinus Ehrenberg, 1832 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus f. brevispinus Ehrenberg, 1832 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus capsuliflorus Pallas, 1766 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (senior subjective synoynym)
Species Brachionus cernuus Pallas, 1774 accepted as Pedicellina cernua (Pallas, 1774) (unaccepted > superseded combination, belongs to Entoprocta)
Species Brachionus chavesi Barrois, 1896 accepted as Brachionus urceolaris Müller, 1773 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus chilensis Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus cirratus Müller, 1773 accepted as Squatinella cirrata (Müller, 1773) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus clypeatus Müller, 1786 accepted as Testudinella clypeata (Müller, 1786) (superseded original combination)
Species Brachionus conium Atwood, 1881 accepted as Plationus patulus (Müller, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus decipiens Plate, 1886 accepted as Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus dentatus Müller, 1786 accepted as Mytilina mucronata (Müller, 1773) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus edentatus Bryce, 1931 accepted as Brachionus dimidiatus Bryce, 1931 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus entzii France, 1894 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus f. entzii France, 1894 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus furculatus Thorpe, 1891 accepted as Brachionus bidentatus Anderson, 1889 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus granulatus Kertész, 1894 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus hepatotomus Gosse, 1851 accepted as Brachionus plicatilis f. hepatotomus Gosse, 1851 accepted as Brachionus plicatilis Müller, 1786 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus impressus Müller, 1786 accepted as Siliquella impressa (Müller, 1786) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus inermis Schmarda, 1854 accepted as Brachionus dimidiatus f. inermis Schmarda, 1854 accepted as Brachionus dimidiatus Bryce, 1931 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus inermispinosus De Smet, 1989 accepted as Epiphanes brachionus spinosa (Rousselet, 1901) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus jirovci Bartoš, 1946 accepted as Brachionus bidentatus Anderson, 1889 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus kasadensis Sudzuki, 1976 accepted as Brachionus angularis bidens Plate, 1886 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus lamellaris Müller, 1786 accepted as Squatinella lamellaris (Müller, 1786) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus lineatus Skorikov, 1896 accepted as Brachionus budapestinensis Daday, 1885 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus longipes Anderson, 1889 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus lyra Costa, 1838 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus margoi Daday, 1883 accepted as Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus militaris Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Plationus patulus (Müller, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus minimus Bartsch, 1877 accepted as Brachionus angularis Gosse, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus mollis Hempel, 1896 accepted as Epiphanes macroura (Barrois & Daday, 1894) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus morondavaensis Sudzuki, 1998 accepted as Brachionus angularis Gosse, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus moronensis Kuczynski, 1991 accepted as Brachionus durgae Dhanapathi, 1974 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus mucronatus Müller, 1773 accepted as Mytilina mucronata (Müller, 1773) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus muelleri Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Brachionus plicatilis Müller, 1786 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus multiceps Schrank, 1793 accepted as Asplanchnopus multiceps (Schrank, 1793) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus murrayi Fadeev, 1925 accepted as Brachionus plicatilis Müller, 1786 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus neglectus Bory de St. Vincent, 1831 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus niwati Sanoamuang, Segers & Dumont, 1995 accepted as Brachionus murphyi Sudzuki, 1989 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus obesus Barrois & Daday, 1894 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus octodentatus Bory de St. Vincent, 1826 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus ovalis Müller, 1786 accepted as Lepadella ovalis (Müller, 1786) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus pala Ehrenberg, 1838 accepted as Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus palea Ehrenberg, 1830 accepted as Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus papuanus Daday, 1897 accepted as Brachionus angularis Gosse, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus passus Müller, 1786 accepted as Filinia passa (Müller, 1786) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus patella Müller, 1773 accepted as Lepadella patella (Müller, 1773) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus patina Hermann, 1783 accepted as Testudinella patina (Hermann, 1783) (superseded original combination)
Species Brachionus patulus Müller, 1786 accepted as Plationus patulus (Müller, 1786)
Species Brachionus pentacanthus France, 1894 accepted as Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus polyacanthoides Bērziņš, 1943 accepted as Plationus polyacanthoides (Bērziņš, 1943) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus polyacanthus Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Plationus polyacanthus (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus punctatus Hempel, 1896 accepted as Brachionus budapestinensis Daday, 1885 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus pustulatus Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus quadratus Müller, 1786 accepted as Keratella quadrata (Müller, 1786) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus quadratus Rousselet, 1889 accepted as Brachionus leydigii f. quadratus Rousselet, 1889 accepted as Brachionus leydigii Cohn, 1862 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus reticulatus Kertész, 1894 accepted as Brachionus leydigii Cohn, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus rhenanus Lauterborn, 1893 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus f. rhenanus Lauterborn, 1893 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus rotatorius Pallas, 1766 accepted as Rotaria rotatoria (Pallas, 1766) (superseded original combination)
Species Brachionus similis Leissling, 1914 accepted as Brachionus budapestinensis Daday, 1885 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus squamula Müller, 1786 accepted as Notholca squamula (Müller, 1786) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus striatus Müller, 1786 accepted as Notholca striata (Müller, 1786) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus testudo Ehrenberg, 1853 accepted as Brachionus angularis Gosse, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus tetracanthus Collin, 1897 accepted as Brachionus caudatus Barrois & Daday, 1894 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus tetracerus Costa, 1838 accepted as Mytilina mucronata (Müller, 1773) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus trahea Murray, 1913 accepted as Brachionus havanaensis var. trahea Murray, 1913 accepted as Brachionus havanaensis Rousselet, 1911 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus tripos Müller, 1773 accepted as Mytilina tripos (Müller, 1773) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus tuberculus Turner, 1892 accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus tubifex Pallas, 1766 accepted as Floscularia ringens (Linnæus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus uncinatus Müller, 1773 accepted as Colurella uncinata (Müller, 1773) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Brachionus utricularis Bory de St. Vincent, 1831 accepted as Brachionus urceolaris Müller, 1773 (unnecessary substitute name)
Species Brachionus variegatus Krau, 1962 accepted as Brachionus mirabilis Daday, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus voigti Hauer, 1961 accepted as Brachionus mirus Daday, 1905 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus westphali Carlin-Nilsson, 1935 accepted as Brachionus pterodinoides Rousselet, 1913 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachionus angusticollis Kertész, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus bicaudatus Schrank, 1776 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus bicornis Schrank, 1803 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus brehmi Sudzuki, 1999 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus bursarius Barrois & Daday, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus cluniorbicularis accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (uncertain)
Species Brachionus cochlearis (uncertain)
Species Brachionus costulatus Eichwald, 1844 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus cylindricus Schrank, 1776 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus diacanthus Schmarda, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus hyacinthinus Pallas, 1766 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus intermedius Herrick, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus jamaicensis Schmarda, 1859 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus latissimus Schmarda, 1854 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus longipes Schmarda, 1859 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus longispinus Schrank, 1803 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus lotharingius Imhof, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus melhemi accepted as Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann, 1783 (uncertain)
Species Brachionus muticus Schrank, 1803 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus nicaraguensis Schmarda, 1859 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus ooen Gosse, 1851 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus orientalis Rodewald, 1937 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus pala Müller, 1786 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus patagonicus Daday, 1902 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus polonskii Alenitzin, 1874 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus polycerus Schmarda, 1859 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus pyriformis Barrois & Daday, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus quadricornis Schrank, 1803 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus quadricornis Meissner, 1902 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus quadridentatus Kertész, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus quadristriatus Kertész, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus rattus Schrank, 1793 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus syenensis Schmarda, 1854 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus tridens Hood, 1893 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Brachionus urceus (Linnaeus, 1758) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae. 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 89 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomy Non Schrank, 1776 (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda); non Blumenbach, 1790 (Cnidaria)

Taxonomy Non Schrank, 1776 (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda); non Blumenbach, 1790 (Cnidaria) [details]

Taxonomic citation

Segers, H. (Ed.) (2025). World Rotifera database (FADA). Brachionus Pallas, 1766. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134937 on 2025-07-07

Taxonomic edit history

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Nomenclature

original description Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae. 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 89 [details]

original description (of Noteus Ehrenberg, 1830) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1830). Organisation, Systematik und geographisches Verhältnis der Infusionsthierchen. Zwei Vorträge in der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin gehalten in den Jahren 1828 [Die geographische Verbreitung der Infusionsthierchen in Nord-Afrika und West-Asien, beob Berlin. Druckerei der königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 108, pl.1-8
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original description (of Arthracanthus Schmarda, 1854) Schmarda, L. K. (1854). Zur Naturgeschichte Ägyptens. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe. 7(2): 1-28. With 7 plates.
page(s): p.12 [details]

original description (of Arthrocanthus Schmarda, 1859) Schmarda, Ludwig K. (1859). Neue Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden, Beobachtet und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die erde 1853 bis 1857. Erster hälfte. [Book]. 66 pp, W. Engelmann, Leipzig., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50347
page(s): p.66 [details]

original description (of Schizocerca Daday, 1883) Daday, E. (1883). Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Rädertiere. Mathematische und Naturwissenschaftliche Berichte aus Ungarn, 1, 261-264
page(s): p.262 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Tricalama Bory de St. Vincent, 1826) Bory De Saint Vincent, J.-B. G. M. M. (1826). Essai d'une classification des animaux microscopiques. Paris. Veuve Agasse. XI+104.
page(s): p.84 [details]

original description (of Dadayus Gallagher, 1957) Gallagher, J. J. (1957). Generic classification of the Rotifera. Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, 31, 182-187
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basis of record O'Reilly, M. (2001). Rotifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 149-151 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Koste, W. (1978). Rotatoria. Die Rädertiere Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungswerk, begründet von Max Voigt. Überordnung Monogononta. Berlin, Stuttgart. Gebrüder Borntraeger, 2, 673, 234 pls. [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Checklist of valid family- and genus-group names in Rotifera - After Segers, H. (2002). Contribution to the nomenclature of Rotifera: Annotated checklist of valid family- and genus-group names. J. Nat. Hist. 36: 631-640. Update 20 Jan. 05 [details]

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

subsequent type designation Ahlstrom, E. H. (1940). A revision of the rotatorian genera Brachionus and Platyias with descriptions of one new species and two new varieties. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 77, 143-184, pl.2-20 [details] Available for editors

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Diagnosis Original: "Animal minutissimum, interdum simplex, vagum: saepis compositum vegetans: pedunculatum, coronatum Limbo contractili, subreniformi, undulante, saepe ciliato."
Amended, after Ahlstrom (1940) [Ref.362260]: "Brachionid rotifers with illoricate, retractile head and loricate body, usually separated into a dorsal and a ventral plate (in some species a basal plate is also developed) more or less compressed dorso-ventrally. Anterior dorsal margin with a variable number of spines, usually six or four; mental margin usually rigid, elevated, with a medium sinus. Postero-lateral spines developed on some species, postero-median spines also present on a few species. Foot opening usually at posterior end of lorica, between bases of posterior spines if present, seldom with a surrounding sheath. Foot long, wrinkled, retractile (not jointed), toes two." [details]

Taxonomy Non Schrank, 1776 (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda); non Blumenbach, 1790 (Cnidaria) [details]

Definitions