Rotifers

Rotifera

Rotifera (Rotifers) is a phylum of animals. There are 2011 species of Rotifers, in 132 genera and 34 families.

EOL has data for 10 attributes, including:

known marine species
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DescribedAcceptedSpecies
- Definition: number of currently described and taxonomically accepted marine species in this clade (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)
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114
habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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freshwater
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
- Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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undescribed marine species present in museum collections
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/UndescribedSpeciesInMuseumCollections
- Definition: "marine species in this clade which are currently represented in specimen collections (estimate) (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)"
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20

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of rotifers. View this species on GBIF

The environments in which many rotifers species are known to live. Select an environment to see its rotifers species checklist.

The environments in which many rotifers species are known to live. Select an environment to see its rotifers species checklist.