''Testudinella'' 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
Testudinellidae.
The genus has a
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
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Testudinella'':
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Testudinella ahlstromi
''Testudinella'' is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Testudinellidae.
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Testudinella'':
*''Testudinella ahlstromi''
*''Testudine ...
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Testudinella amphora''
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Testudinella andranomenensis''
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Testudinella angulata''
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Testudinella aspis''
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Testudinella berzinsi''
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Testudinella bicorniculata''
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Testudinella brevicaudata''
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Testudinella brycei''
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Testudinella caeca''
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Testudinella carlini''
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Testudinella clypeata''
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Testudinella clypleata''
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Testudinella dendradena''
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Testudinella discoidea''
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Testudinella elliptica''
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Testudinella elongata''
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Testudinella emarginula''
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Testudinella epicopta''
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Testudinella gillardi''
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Testudinella greeni''
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Testudinella haterumensis''
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Testudinella haueriensis''
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Testudinella husseyi''
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Testudinella incisa''
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Testudinella kostei''
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Testudinella magna''
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Testudinella mucronata''
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Testudinella munda''
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Testudinella neboisi''
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Testudinella obscura''
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Testudinella ohlei''
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Testudinella ovata''
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Testudinella panonica''
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Testudinella parva''
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Testudinella patina''
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Testudinella pseudobscura''
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Testudinella quadrilobata''
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Testudinella reflexa''
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Testudinella robertsonae''
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Testudinella sphagnicola''
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Testudinella stappersi''
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Testudinella striata''
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Testudinella subdiscoidea''
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Testudinella triangularis''
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Testudinella triangularis''
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Testudinella tridentata''
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Testudinella truncata''
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Testudinella unicornuta''
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Testudinella vanoyei''
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Testudinella walkeri''
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Testudinella wuhanensis''
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Testudinella zhujiangensis''
* BOLD:ABA7022 (''Testudinella'' sp.)
* BOLD:ABA7023 (''Testudinella'' sp.)
* BOLD:ABA7024 (''Testudinella'' sp.)
References
Flosculariaceae
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