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Orthonectida 
AphiaID: 14220

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mesozoa (Phylum)
Authority Giard, 1877
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Class
Parent Mesozoa
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]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Swedish stavsimmare  [details]
Direct child
taxa
 Family Pelmatosphaeridae Stunkard, 1937
Family Rhopaluridae Stunkard, 1937

Family Heteronectidae Hartmann, 1925 accepted as Pelmatosphaeridae Stunkard, 1937
Family Orthonectidae Hartmann, 1925 accepted as Rhopaluridae Stunkard, 1937
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14220
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2006-04-11 11:02:17Z  changed  van der Land, Jacob
2010-08-04 10:11:24Z  changed  Furuya, Hidetaka
  
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  Citation: Furuya, H.; van der Land, J. (2013). Orthonectida. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14220 on 2013-05-24
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