''Asplanchna'' is a genus of
rotifers
The rotifers (, from Latin 'wheel' and 'bearing'), sometimes called wheel animals or wheel animalcules, make up a phylum (Rotifera ) of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals.
They were first described by Rev. John Harris ...
belonging to the family
Asplanchnidae
Asplanchnidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Ploima
Ploima is an order of rotifers, microscopic invertebrates found in marine and freshwater habitats.
Families
According to the World Register of Marine Species, Ploima include ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
* ''
Asplanchna brightwellii
''Asplanchna brightwellii'' are a species of rotifer from the genus '' Asplanchna''. They are known to inhabit eutrophic water. The sac-like freshwater rotifier is known to eat cladocerans, protozoans, and other rotifers. ''A. brightwelli'' are r ...
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Gosse, 1850
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Aplanchna priodonta
''Asplanchna'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Asplanchnidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Asplanchna brightwellii'' Gosse, 1850
* '' Aplanchna priodonta'' Gosse, 1850
* '' Aplanchna asymmetrica'' Shiel ...
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Gosse, 1850
* ''
Aplanchna asymmetrica
''Asplanchna'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Asplanchnidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Asplanchna brightwellii'' Gosse, 1850
* ''Aplanchna priodonta'' Gosse, 1850
* '' Aplanchna asymmetrica'' Shiel ...
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Shiel & Koste, 1985
* ''
Aplanchna girodi
''Asplanchna'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Asplanchnidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Asplanchna brightwellii'' Gosse, 1850
* ''Aplanchna priodonta'' Gosse, 1850
* ''Aplanchna asymmetrica'' Shiel & ...
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de Guerne, 1888
* ''
Aplanchna herricki
''Asplanchna'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Asplanchnidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Asplanchna brightwellii'' Gosse, 1850
* ''Aplanchna priodonta'' Gosse, 1850
* ''Aplanchna asymmetrica'' Shiel & ...
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de Guerne, 1888
* ''
Aplanchna intermedia
''Asplanchna'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Asplanchnidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Asplanchna brightwellii'' Gosse, 1850
* ''Aplanchna priodonta'' Gosse, 1850
* ''Aplanchna asymmetrica'' Shiel & ...
''
Hudson, 1886
* ''
Aplanchna sieboldii
''Asplanchna'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Asplanchnidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Asplanchna brightwellii'' Gosse, 1850
* '' Aplanchna priodonta'' Gosse, 1850
* '' Aplanchna asymmetrica'' Shie ...
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(Leydig, 1854)
* ''
Aplanchna silvestrii
''Asplanchna'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Asplanchnidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Asplanchna brightwellii'' Gosse, 1850
* ''Aplanchna priodonta'' Gosse, 1850
* ''Aplanchna asymmetrica'' Shiel & ...
''
Daday, 1902
* ''
Aplanchna tropica
''Asplanchna'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Asplanchnidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Asplanchna brightwellii'' Gosse, 1850
* ''Aplanchna priodonta'' Gosse, 1850
* ''Aplanchna asymmetrica'' Shiel & ...
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Koste & Tobias, 1989
References
Rotifer genera
Ploima
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