''Ascomorpha'' 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
Gastropodidae
Gastropodidae 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 ...
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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
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 ...
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Species:
* ''
Ascomorpha agilis''
Zacharias, 1893
* ''
Ascomorpha dumonti''
De Smet, 1992
* ''
Ascomorpha ecaudis''
Perty, 1850
* ''
Ascomorpha ovalis''
(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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