WoRMS taxon details
Lecane papuana (Murray, 1913)
954376 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:954376)
accepted
Species
Cathypna papuana Murray, 1913 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lecane kasumiensis Sudzuki, 1998 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lecane luna var. presumpta Ahlstrom, 1938 · unaccepted (no nomenclatural_status)
Lecane presumpta Ahlstrom, 1938 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Lecane yamunensis Novotná-Dvořáková, 1963 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cathypna papuana Murray, 1913) Murray, J. (1913). Notes on the family Cathypnidae. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, 33, 545-564, pl.22-23
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Etymology Adjectival toponym, named after Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy (?) not L. papuana (Murray) after Zsuga (2014) [identity unclear, near L. elsa (Hauer)?].
Etymology Adjectival toponym, named after Papua New Guinea. [details]
Taxonomy (?) not L. papuana (Murray) after Zsuga (2014) [identity unclear, near L. elsa (Hauer)?].
Taxonomy (?) not L. papuana (Murray) after Zsuga (2014) [identity unclear, near L. elsa (Hauer)?]. [details]
Jersabek, C. D.; Segers H.; Leitner M. (2026). Rotifer World Catalog (RWC). Lecane papuana (Murray, 1913). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=954376 on 2026-09-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lecane luna var. presumpta Ahlstrom, 1938) Ahlstrom, E. H. (1938). Plankton Rotatoria from North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 54, 88-110, pl.6-9
page(s): p.97, pl.7, fig.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cathypna papuana Murray, 1913) Murray, J. (1913). Notes on the family Cathypnidae. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, 33, 545-564, pl.22-23
page(s): p.551, pl.22, fig.2 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Lecane yamunensis Novotná-Dvořáková, 1963) Novotná-Dvořáková, M. (1963). Rotatorien des Flusses Yamuna (Indien). Věstník Československé společnosti zoologické, 27, 170-177, 2 pls.
page(s): p.175, fig.7, photoplate:7,8 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Lecane kasumiensis Sudzuki, 1998) Sudzuki, M. (1998). Recent portrait of wild biota in Japan. X. - Microscopic animals from Lake Kasumi-ga-Ura. Obun Ronso, 48, 187-205
page(s): p.194, pl.1, fig.11, pl.2, fig.11 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Jersabek, C. D.; Leitner, M. F. (2013). The Rotifer World Catalog. <em>World Wide Web electronic publication.</em> , available online at http://www.rotifera.hausdernatur.at/ [details]
page(s): p.97, pl.7, fig.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cathypna papuana Murray, 1913) Murray, J. (1913). Notes on the family Cathypnidae. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, 33, 545-564, pl.22-23
page(s): p.551, pl.22, fig.2 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Lecane yamunensis Novotná-Dvořáková, 1963) Novotná-Dvořáková, M. (1963). Rotatorien des Flusses Yamuna (Indien). Věstník Československé společnosti zoologické, 27, 170-177, 2 pls.
page(s): p.175, fig.7, photoplate:7,8 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Lecane kasumiensis Sudzuki, 1998) Sudzuki, M. (1998). Recent portrait of wild biota in Japan. X. - Microscopic animals from Lake Kasumi-ga-Ura. Obun Ronso, 48, 187-205
page(s): p.194, pl.1, fig.11, pl.2, fig.11 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Jersabek, C. D.; Leitner, M. F. (2013). The Rotifer World Catalog. <em>World Wide Web electronic publication.</em> , available online at http://www.rotifera.hausdernatur.at/ [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Lecane luna var. presumpta Ahlstrom, 1938) ANSP 0377, geounit Florida [details]
Nontype (of Lecane luna var. presumpta Ahlstrom, 1938) ANSP 0995, geounit Miami [details]
Nontype (of Lecane luna var. presumpta Ahlstrom, 1938) ANSP 1003, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype (of Lecane luna var. presumpta Ahlstrom, 1938) ANSP 1436, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype (of Lecane luna var. presumpta Ahlstrom, 1938) ANSP 1437, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype (of Cathypna papuana Murray, 1913) NHMUK 1917.1.1.915, geounit Papua New Guinea [details]
Nontype (of Cathypna papuana Murray, 1913) NHMUK 1935.4.27.452, geounit Papua New Guinea [details]
Nontype ANSP 0377, geounit Florida [details]
Nontype ANSP 0571, geounit Karnataka [details]
Nontype ANSP 0995, geounit Miami [details]
Nontype ANSP 1003, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype ANSP 1436, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype ANSP 1437, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype USNM 19904, geounit Panama [details]
Syntype NHMUK 1917.1.1.915, geounit Papua New Guinea [details]
Syntype NHMUK 1935.4.27.452, geounit Papua New Guinea [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Adjectival toponym, named after Papua New Guinea. [details]Grammatical gender Gender agreement: yes; name type: adjective [details]
Habitat Algal mats; Bottom sediments; Bottom sediments, and POM; Littoral microhabitats; Macrophytes [details]
Taxonomy (?) not L. papuana (Murray) after Zsuga (2014) [identity unclear, near L. elsa (Hauer)?]. [details]
