Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia

Rotifera Cuvier, 1817

Rank: Phylum
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Eurotatoria De Ridder, 1957
Pararotatoria Sudzuki, 1964

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: raderdieren
 English: rotifers; wheel animals
 English-United States: rotifers sources: Charles Hussey
 Swedish: hjuldjur

Literature

basis of record

Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1998). Five Kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the Phyla of life on earth. 3rd edition. Freeman: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-7167-3027-8. xx, 520 pp.

additional source

Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1982). Five Kingdoms : an illustrated guide to the phyla of life on earth. Second edition. Freeman.

External Links

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Citation

Segers, H. (2014). Rotifera. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14260

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Occurrence

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Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2008-10-20 by Hendrik Segers

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