''Keratella'' is a genus of
Brachionidae
Brachionidae is a family of rotifers belonging to the order Ploima.
Genera:
* '' Anuraeopsis'' Lauterborn, 1900
* ''Brachionus
''Brachionus'' is a genus of planktonic rotifers occurring in freshwater, alkaline and brackish water.
Species
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The genus was described in 1822 by
Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent
Jean-Baptiste Geneviève Marcellin Bory de Saint-Vincent was a French naturalist, officer and politician. He was born on 6 July 1778 in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) and died on 22 December 1846 in Paris. Biologist and geographer, he was particularly in ...
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It has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species:
* ''
Keratella cochlearis
''Keratella cochlearis'' is a rotifer. The planktonic animal occurs worldwide in freshwater and marine habitats.
Description
''Keratella cochlearis'' has an oval lorica, a shell-like protective outer cuticle. At the anterior end are three pairs ...
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* ''
Keratella hiemalis
''Keratella'' is a genus of Brachionidae.
The genus was described in 1822 by Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent.
It has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Keratella cochlearis
''Keratella cochlearis'' is a rotifer. The planktonic anim ...
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* ''
Keratella quadrata''
References
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Rotifer genera
Brachionidae
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