WoRMS taxon details
Asplanchnopus multiceps (Schrank, 1793)
1796485 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1796485)
accepted
Species
Asplanchna myrmeleo (Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Asplanchnopus myrmeleo (Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Brachionus multiceps Schrank, 1793 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Notommata myrmeleo Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > superseded combination
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(of Brachionus multiceps Schrank, 1793) Schrank, F. (1793). Mikroskopische Wahrnehmungen. Der Naturforscher, Halle, 27, 25-37, pl.3
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Etymology Indeclinable, as all Latin words ending in –ceps (either nouns or 3rd adjectival declension).
Nomenclature Type species of genus Asplanchnopus Guerne, 1888.
Taxonomy not Asplanchnopus multiceps (Schrank) after Chengalath et al. (1973) [=A. hyalinus Harring].
Etymology Indeclinable, as all Latin words ending in –ceps (either nouns or 3rd adjectival declension). [details]
Nomenclature Type species of genus Asplanchnopus Guerne, 1888.
Nomenclature Type species of genus Asplanchnopus Guerne, 1888. [details]
Taxonomy not Asplanchnopus multiceps (Schrank) after Chengalath et al. (1973) [=A. hyalinus Harring].
Taxonomy not Asplanchnopus multiceps (Schrank) after Chengalath et al. (1973) [=A. hyalinus Harring]. [details]
Jersabek, C. D.; Segers H.; Leitner M. (2026). Rotifer World Catalog (RWC). Asplanchnopus multiceps (Schrank, 1793). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1796485 on 2026-01-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Brachionus multiceps Schrank, 1793) Schrank, F. (1793). Mikroskopische Wahrnehmungen. Der Naturforscher, Halle, 27, 25-37, pl.3
page(s): p.30, pl.3, figs.16-19 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Notommata myrmeleo Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C.G. (1834). Dritter Beitrag zur Erkenntniss grosser Organisation in der Richtung des kleinsten Raumes. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1833: 145-336, pls I-XIII [1-11].
page(s): p.214 [details]
page(s): p.30, pl.3, figs.16-19 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Notommata myrmeleo Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C.G. (1834). Dritter Beitrag zur Erkenntniss grosser Organisation in der Richtung des kleinsten Raumes. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1833: 145-336, pls I-XIII [1-11].
page(s): p.214 [details]
Other
additional source
José De Paggi, S. (2002). Family Asplanchnidae Eckstein, 1883. In: T. Nogrady; H. Segers. Rotifera. Volume 6: Asplanchnidae, Gastropodidae, Lindiidae, Microcodidae, Synchaetidae, Trochosphaeridae and Filinia. Leiden, The Netherlands. Backhuys Publishers, 18, 1-27 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Nontype ANSP 0919, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype ANSP 0929, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype ANSP 1087, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype ANSP 1088, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype ANSP 1089, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype USNM 19797, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype USNM 39844, geounit Manitoba [details]
Nontype USNM 39845, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype USNM 39846 [details]
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Etymology Indeclinable, as all Latin words ending in –ceps (either nouns or 3rd adjectival declension). [details]Grammatical gender Gender agreement: no; name type: adjective, unchangeable [details]
Habitat Open water [details]
Nomenclature Type species of genus Asplanchnopus Guerne, 1888. [details]
Taxonomy not Asplanchnopus multiceps (Schrank) after Chengalath et al. (1973) [=A. hyalinus Harring]. [details]
