''Ascomorpha'' is a genus of
rotifers
The rotifers (, from the Latin , "wheel", and , "bearing"), commonly 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 Ha ...
belonging to the family
Gastropodidae
Gastropodidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Ploima.Segers, H. (Ed.) (2021). World Rotifera database (FADA). Gastropodidae Harring, 1913. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.ph ...
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[Segers, H. (Ed.) (2021). World Rotifera database (FADA). Ascomorpha Perty, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134951 on 2021-03-11]
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''
Ascomorpha agilis
''Ascomorpha'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Gastropodidae.Segers, H. (Ed.) (2021). World Rotifera database (FADA). Ascomorpha Perty, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
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Zacharias, 1893
* ''
Ascomorpha dumonti
''Ascomorpha'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Gastropodidae.Segers, H. (Ed.) (2021). World Rotifera database (FADA). Ascomorpha Perty, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
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De Smet, 1992
* ''
Ascomorpha ecaudis
''Ascomorpha'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Gastropodidae.Segers, H. (Ed.) (2021). World Rotifera database (FADA). Ascomorpha Perty, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
Perty, 1850
* ''
Ascomorpha ovalis
''Ascomorpha'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Gastropodidae.Segers, H. (Ed.) (2021). World Rotifera database (FADA). Ascomorpha Perty, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
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(Bergendahl, 1892)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Ascomorpha ecaudatus''
Perty, 1850 : synonym of ''Ascomorpha ecaudis''
Perty, 1850
References
* 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
* 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
Rotifer genera
Ploima
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