Cephalodella segersi n.sp. (Notommatidae, Monogononta), a new rotifer from Belgium, with notes on C. catellina (O.F. Müller, 1786), C. fluviatilis (Zavadovsky, 1926) and C. maior Zavadovsky, 1926 stat. nov

A new species of rotifer, Cephalodella segersi n.sp., is described from littoral periphyton of the man-made Lake Blankaart, Belgium. The species is closely related to C. catellina and C. fluviatilis. The subspecies C. catellina maior is given species rank. Redescriptions and scanning electron micros...

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Published in:Hydrobiologia 1998-01, Vol.367 (1-3), p.1-13
Main Author: DE SMET, W. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cephalodella catellina
Cephalodella fluviatilis
Cephalodella segersi
Electron microscopes
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Less representative or incertae sedis groups: acanthocephala, chaetognatha, gnathostomulida, lophophoria, merostomata, mesozoa, myxozoa, nematorhyncha, pararthropoda, placozoa, priapuloidea, prochordata, pycnogonida, rotifera
Marine
Rotifera
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Summary:A new species of rotifer, Cephalodella segersi n.sp., is described from littoral periphyton of the man-made Lake Blankaart, Belgium. The species is closely related to C. catellina and C. fluviatilis. The subspecies C. catellina maior is given species rank. Redescriptions and scanning electron microscope pictures of trophi are given for C. catellina, C. fluviatilis and C. maior.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0018-8158
1573-5117
DOI:10.1023/a:1003199004604