''Epiphanes'' 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
Epiphanidae
Epiphanidae 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 includes ...
.
The genus has an 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 ...
.
Species
''Epiphanes'' includes the following species:
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Epiphanes brachionus''
* ''
Epiphanes chihuahuaensis''
* ''
Epiphanes clavatula''
* ''
Epiphanes desmeti''
* ''
Epiphanes hawaiensis''
* ''
Epiphanes macroura''
* ''
Epiphanes pelagica''
* ''
Epiphanes senta''
* ''
Epiphanes ukera __NOTOC__
Epiphanes (), meaning "Manifest" or "the Glorious/Illustrious", is an ancient Greek epithet borne by several Hellenistic rulers. It produced the Russian-language given name Yepifan (name), Yepifan/Epifan.
Notable people with the name inc ...
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References
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Rotifer genera
Ploima
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