''Beauchampia'' is a
monotypic genus
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
of
rotifers
The rotifers (, from the Latin , "wheel", and , "bearing"), commonly 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 H ...
belonging to the family
Flosculariidae
Flosculariidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Flosculariaceae.
Genera:
* ''Beauchampia'' Harring, 1913
* ''Floscularia'' Cuvier, 1798
* ''Lacinularia'' Schweigger, 1826
* ''Lacinularoides'' Meksuwan, Pholpunthin & Segers, 2011
* ...
. The only species is ''Beauchampia crucigera''.
The species is found in Europe.
References
Flosculariidae
Rotifer genera
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