MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Metopus Claparède & Lachmann, 1858

WoRMS taxon details

Metopus Claparède & Lachmann, 1858

AphiaID

172336 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172336)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Metopidae Kahl, 1927

Direct children (18)

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Species Metopus brachoni Fenchel, 1968
Species Metopus brevicristatus Lucas, 1934
Species Metopus contortus (Quennerstedt, 1867)
Species Metopus es (Claparède & Lachmann, 1858) Kahl, 1932
Species Metopus extensus Kahl, 1926
Species Metopus halophilus Kahl, 1925
Species Metopus histophagus Powers, 1935
Species Metopus hyalinus (Kahl, 1927) Kahl, 1935
Species Metopus jankowskii Dragesco, 1968
Species Metopus lemani Dragesco, 1960
Species Metopus major Kahl, 1932
Species Metopus nivaaensis Esteban, Fenchel & Finlay, 1995
Species Metopus pellitus (Kahl, 1932) Carey, 1994
Species Metopus rotundus Lucas, 1934
Species Metopus setosus Kahl, 1927
Species Metopus spiralis Smith, 1897
Species Metopus verrucosus Da Cunha, 1915
Species Metopus vestitus Kahl, 1932

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Xu, K.; Agatha, S.; Dolan, J. (2024). World Ciliophora Database. Metopus Claparède & Lachmann, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172336 on 2024-11-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-12 06:55:09Z

created

Braeckman, Ulrike

2009-11-16 12:53:55Z

checked

Warren, Alan

Licensing

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[taxonomic tree]

basis of record Parker, S.P. (Ed.) (1982). Synopsis and classification of living organisms. McGraw Hill Book Company: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-07-079031-0. 1166, 1232 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Patterson, D. (2001). Platypus checklist of Protoctista [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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