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Rotifera

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
PHYLUM

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Rotifera

Name

Homonyms
Rotifera
Rotifera Lord, 1892
Rotifera Cuvier, 1812
Common names
Hjuldyr in Danish
Rotifers in English
Wheel Animalcules in English
rotifers in English
rotifers in language.
rotifères in French
rotífero in Portuguese
wheel animalcules in English
hjuldjur in Swedish
rotifers in English
Rotifer in English
Rotifer in English
Rotifer in English
Rotifer in English
Rädertiere in German
Rädertiere in German
Wheel Animals in English
hjuldjur in Swedish
hjuldjur in Swedish
raderdieren in Dutch
raderdieren in Dutch
rotifers in English
wheel animals in English
wheel animals in English
輪形動物門 in Japanese
輪形動物門 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Brusca, Richard C., and Gary J. Brusca, 1990: null. Invertebrates. xiii + 992.
  2. Brusca, Richard C., and Gary J. Brusca, 2002: null. Invertebrates, Second Edition. xx + 936.
  3. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2011-02-08 23:00:00) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  4. Jersabek, C. D.; Leitner, M. F. (2013). The Rotifer World Catalog. <em>World Wide Web electronic publication.</em>
  5. Jersabek, C. D.; Leitner, M. F. (2013). The Rotifer World Catalog. <em>World Wide Web electronic publication.</em>
  6. Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1982). Five Kingdoms : an illustrated guide to the phyla of life on earth. Second edition. Freeman.
  7. Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1982). Five Kingdoms : an illustrated guide to the phyla of life on earth. Second edition. Freeman.
  8. Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1998). Five Kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the Phyla of life on earth. 3rd edition. Freeman: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-7167-3027-8. xx, 520 pp.
  9. Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1998). Five Kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the Phyla of life on earth. 3rd edition. Freeman: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-7167-3027-8. xx, 520 pp.
  10. Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248. 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
  11. Segers, H. (2011). Phylum Rotifera Cuvier, 1817. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 231-233.
  12. Segers, Hendrik, 2002: The nomenclature of the Rotifera: annotated checklist of valid family- and genus-group names. Journal of Natural History, vol. 36, no. 6. 631-640.
  13. WoRMS Editorial Board (2017-01-29 23:00:00) WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species
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