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Rhopalura ophiocomae Giard, 1877 
AphiaID: 119178

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mesozoa (Phylum) > Orthonectida (Class) > Rhopaluridae (Family) > Rhopalura (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Rhopalura Giard, 1877
Synonymised
taxa		  Intoshia gigas Giard, 1879 (Synonym)
 Rhopalura giardi Metschnikoff, 1879 (Synonym)
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Hallan, J. (2001). Mesozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 104 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]

Environment marine
Distribution East North Atlantic [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
North East Atlantic [details]
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Feedingtype  parasitic: endoparasitic [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119178
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2006-05-02 11:39:13Z  changed  van der Land, Jacob
2008-01-04 16:28:44Z  changed  van der Land, Jacob
2010-08-06 12:26:11Z  changed  Furuya, Hidetaka
  
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  Citation: Furuya, H.; van der Land, J. (2013). Rhopalura ophiocomae Giard, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/authority/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119178 on 2013-05-23
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