Dicranophoridae is a family 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 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 following fifteen families:
* Asplanchnidae
*Brachionidae
* Dicran ...
.
Genera
The following genera are accepted by the
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...
:
* ''
Albertia''
Dujardin, 1838
* ''
Aspelta
Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign.
Family
Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken a ...
''
Harring & Myers, 1928
* ''
Dicranophorus''
Nitzsch, 1827
* ''
Encentrum''
Ehrenberg, 1838
* ''
Erignatha''
Harring & Myers, 1922
* ''
Glaciera''
Jersabek, 1999
* ''
Myersinella''
Wiszniewski, 1936
* ''
Paradicranophorus''
Wiszniewski, 1929
* ''
Wierzejskiella''
Wiszniewski, 1934
* ''
Wigrella''
Wiszniewski, 1932
References
Ploima
Rotifer families
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