Rotaria megarostris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bdelloida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Platyzoa Phylum: Rotifera Classis: Bdelloidea Ordo: Bdelloida

Type locality: Pond connected to Prince of Songkla University reservoir, Songkhla, Thailand: 07° 00.530' N, 100° 30.350' E.

Etymology: The species is named from the character of the rostrum, it refers to the rostrum being extremely long and gigantic (mega).

Jaturapruek, R.; Fontaneto, D.; Meksuwan, P.; Pholpunthin, P.; Maiphae, S. (2018): Planktonic and periphytic bdelloid rotifers from Thailand reveal a species assemblage with a combination of cosmopolitan and tropical species. Systematics and Biodiversity, 16 (2): 128–141.

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