Rotifera

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Platyzoa
Phylum: Rotifera
Classes (2): Eurotatoria – Pararotatoria

Name

Rotifera Cuvier, 1798

Synonymy

"Rotifères" Cuvier, 1798: 658; 1817: 89
Rotatoria Ehrenberg, 1832

Alternative classifications

Brusca et al. (2023)

Brusca, Richard C.; Giribet, Gonzalo; Moore, Wendy (2023). Invertebrates (4th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.

Phylum Rotifera

Class Hemirotifera
- Subclass Acanthocephala
- Subclass Bdelloidea
- Subclass Seisonidea
Class Eurotifera
- Subclass Monogononta

References

Primary references

Cuvier, G. 1798. Tableau eléméntaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux xvi + 710 pp., 14 pls. Baudouin, Paris. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.11203 Reference page.
Cuvier G.L. 1816–1817. Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Avec Figures, dessinées d'après nature. Tome IV. Contenant les zoophytes, les tables et les planches. Edition 1, Deterville, Paris. pp. i–viii + 1–255. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.41460 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Arroyo-Castro, J., Alvarado-Flores, J., Uh-Moo, J.C. & Koh-Passos, C.G. 2019. Monogonot rotifers species of the island Cozumel, Quintana Roo, México. Biodiversity Data Journal, 7: e34719. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e34719 Reference page.
Funch, P., Sørensen, M.V. & Obst, M. 2005. On the phylogenetic position of Rotifera — have we come any further? Hydrobiologia 546: 11–28.
Lopez, C., Soto, L.M., Lafuente, W., Stamou, G., Michaloudi, E., Papakostas, S. & Fontaneto, D. 2020. Rotifers from inland water bodies of continental Ecuador and Galápagos Islands: An updated checklist. Zootaxa 4768(4): 551–564. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4768.4.6 Reference page.
Segers, H. 2007. Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution. Zootaxa 1564: 1–104. PDF.
Segers, H. 2011. Phylum Rotifera Cuvier, 1817. Pp 231–233 In Zhang, Z.-Q. (ed.) 2011. Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa 3148: 1–237. Open access. Reference page. . PDF Reference page.
Segers, H., De Smet, W.H., Fischer, C., Fontaneto, D., Michaloudi, E., Wallace, R.L. & Jersabek, C.D. 2012. Towards a list of available names in zoology, partim phylum Rotifera. Zootaxa 3179: 61–68. Preview (PDF). Full article (PDF).
Segers, H., De Smet, W.H., Fontaneto, D., Hinz, C., Hussey, C.G., Michaloudi, E., Wallace, R.L. & Jersabek, C.D. 2016. Period of public commentary begins on the revised proposal of species-group level names, and on the proposal of genus-group level names of the Candidate Part of List of Available Names (LAN) in the phylum Rotifera. Zootaxa 4066(1): 81–82. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.1.7 Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Wallace, R.L., Snell, T.W., Ricci, C. & Nogrady, T. 2006. Rotifera. Volume 1: Biology, ecology and systematics (2nd edition). Guides to the identification of the macroinvertebrates of the continental waters of the world. (Ed. H.J. F. Dumont). Kenobi Production, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 23: 1–299. ISBN 90-5782-178-8.

Links

Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
WoRMS (2010). Rotifera. In: Segers, H. (Ed.) (2010). World Rotifera database from FADA. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-10-16
The Rotifer World Catalog, by Jersabek, C.D. & Leitner, M.F. released on 2013-08-20

Vernacular names

Alemannisch: Redertierli
беларуская: Калаўроткі
dansk: Hjuldyr
Deutsch: Rädertierchen
Ελληνικά: Τροχοφόρα
English: Rotifers, wheel animalcules
eesti: Keriloomad, Rotatoorid
français: Rotifères
hrvatski: Kolnjaci
magyar: Kerekesférgek
日本語: 輪形動物
lietuvių: Verpetės
latviešu: Virpotāji
македонски: Ротифери (воланоносци)
polski: wrotki
русский: Коловратки
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Kolnjaci, rotatorije
தமிழ்: ரோட்டிபெரா
ไทย: โรติเ้ฟอร์
Türkçe: Tekerlekli hayvanlar