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Asplanchna

Asplanchna is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Asplanchnidae.

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Asplanchna
Asplanchna priodontata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifera
Class: Monogononta
Order: Ploima
Family: Asplanchnidae
Genus: Asplanchna
Gosse, 1850
Synonyms

Aplanchna Gosse, 1850

Asplanchna is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Asplanchnidae.1

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.1

Species:1

  • Asplanchna brightwellii Gosse, 1850
  • Aplanchna priodonta Gosse, 1850
  • Aplanchna asymmetrica Shiel & Koste, 1985
  • Aplanchna girodi de Guerne, 1888
  • Aplanchna herricki de Guerne, 1888
  • Aplanchna intermedia Hudson, 1886
  • Aplanchna sieboldii (Leydig, 1854)
  • Aplanchna silvestrii Daday, 1902
  • Aplanchna tropica Koste & Tobias, 1989
References

References

  1. "Asplanchna Gosse, 1850". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 March 2021.