Taxon Profile: Aspidisca antarctica

Taxonomy details

Context

Taxon Id
95387
Authority
Corliss & Snyder, 1986
Naming Status
Currently accepted name
Status
Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
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Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.

Hierarchy

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Kingdom
Protozoa
Phylum
Ciliophora
Class
Ciliatea
Order
Hypotrichida
Family
Aspidiscidae
Genus
Aspidisca

Profile

Source of taxon data
Ciliates
Latest Taxonomic scrutiny
W. Petz on 18-Jun-2004
Reference Site/Paper in which the taxon name was checked
Petz, W.; Foissner, W. (1997) Morphology and infraciliature of some soil ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) from continental Antarctica, with notes on the morphogenesis of Sterkiella histriomuscorum Polar Record 33, Issue 187 307-326pp.

Species Profile:

Description

Description
A comprehensive description of the characteristics of the taxon
Please consult the included reference.

Reference: - Antarctic Marine Protists (2005) F.J.Scott and H.J Marchant (editors) ISBN 0 642 56835 9

Occurrence Context: - Antarctic and sub-Antarctic

Taxon Biology

Distribution
Covers ranges, e.g., a global range, or a narrower one; may be biogeographical, political or other (e.g., managed areas like conservencies); endemism; native or exotic; ref : Darwin Core Geospatial extension
Please consult the included reference.

Reference: - Antarctic Marine Protists (2005) F.J.Scott and H.J Marchant (editors) ISBN 0 642 56835 9

Occurrence Context: - Antarctic and sub-Antarctic

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

References
Additional references for this species
Please consult the included reference.

Reference: - Antarctic Marine Protists (2005) F.J.Scott and H.J Marchant (editors) ISBN 0 642 56835 9

Occurrence Context: - Antarctic and sub-Antarctic

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