WoRMS taxon details
Ascomorpha ecaudis Perty, 1850
369181 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:369181)
accepted
Species
Ascomorpha germanica Leydig, 1854 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ascomorpha helvetica Perty, 1852 · unaccepted (unnecessary substitute name)
Sacculus viridis Gosse, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nomenclature Type species of genus Ascomorpha Perty, 1850.
Taxonomy not Ascomorpha ecaudis Perty after Sharma et al. (2017) [identity unclear, near A. saltans indica Koste ?].
Nomenclature Type species of genus Ascomorpha Perty, 1850. [details]
Taxonomy not Ascomorpha ecaudis Perty after Sharma et al. (2017) [identity unclear, near A. saltans indica Koste ?].
Taxonomy not Ascomorpha ecaudis Perty after Sharma et al. (2017) [identity unclear, near A. saltans indica Koste ?]. [details]
Jersabek, C. D.; Segers H.; Leitner M. (2026). Rotifer World Catalog (RWC). Ascomorpha ecaudis Perty, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=369181 on 2026-10-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Perty, M. (1850). Neue Räderthiere der Schweiz. Mittheilungen der naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bern, 170, 17-22
page(s): p.18 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Sacculus viridis Gosse, 1851) Gosse, P. H. (1851). A catalogue of Rotifera found in Britain; with description of five new genera and thirty-two new species. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (ser. 2) 8, 197-203, available online at http://www.gastrotricha.unimore.it/file-PDF/Gosse_1851.pdf
page(s): p.198 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Ascomorpha germanica Leydig, 1854) Leydig, F. (1854). Ueber den Bau und die systematische Stellung der Räderthiere. [On the structure and systematic position of rotifers.]. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 6, 1-120, pl.1-4.
page(s): p.34, pl.3, fig.34 [details]
original description (of Ascomorpha helvetica Perty, 1852) Perty, M. (1852). Zur Kenntniss kleinster Lebensformen nach Bau, Funktionen, Systematik mit Specialverzeichniss der in der Schweiz beobachteten. Bern. Verlag von Jent & Reinert, 228 pp., 17 lithochromischen pls.
page(s): p.39, fig.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Segers, H. (2007). Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution. Zootaxa, 1564, 1-104, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01564p104.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): p.18 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Sacculus viridis Gosse, 1851) Gosse, P. H. (1851). A catalogue of Rotifera found in Britain; with description of five new genera and thirty-two new species. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (ser. 2) 8, 197-203, available online at http://www.gastrotricha.unimore.it/file-PDF/Gosse_1851.pdf
page(s): p.198 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Ascomorpha germanica Leydig, 1854) Leydig, F. (1854). Ueber den Bau und die systematische Stellung der Räderthiere. [On the structure and systematic position of rotifers.]. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 6, 1-120, pl.1-4.
page(s): p.34, pl.3, fig.34 [details]
original description (of Ascomorpha helvetica Perty, 1852) Perty, M. (1852). Zur Kenntniss kleinster Lebensformen nach Bau, Funktionen, Systematik mit Specialverzeichniss der in der Schweiz beobachteten. Bern. Verlag von Jent & Reinert, 228 pp., 17 lithochromischen pls.
page(s): p.39, fig.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Segers, H. (2007). Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution. Zootaxa, 1564, 1-104, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01564p104.pdf [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Radwan, S. ; Bielanska-Grajner, I. (2002). Family Gastropodidae Harring, 1913 In: T. Nogrady; H. Segers. Rotifera. Volume 6: Asplanchnidae, Gastropodidae, Lindiidae, Microcodidae, Synchaetidae, Trochosphaeridae and Filinia. Leiden, The Netherlands. Backhuys Publishers, 18, 28-54 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Shiel, R.; Smales, L.; Sterrer, W.; Duggan, I.C.; Pichelin, S.; Green, J.D. (2009). Phylum Gnathifera: lesser jaw worms, rotifers, thorny-headed worms, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 137-158. [details]
[request]additional source Shiel, R.; Smales, L.; Sterrer, W.; Duggan, I.C.; Pichelin, S.; Green, J.D. (2009). Phylum Gnathifera: lesser jaw worms, rotifers, thorny-headed worms, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 137-158. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype ANSP 0432, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype ANSP 0460, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype ANSP 1055, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype ANSP 1059, geounit Pennsylvania [details]
Nontype USNM 19795, geounit New Jersey [details]
Nontype USNM 39835, geounit Washington [details]
From editor or global species database
Ecology Brackish water records also include inland saline habitats (Fontaneto et al., 2006). [details]Grammatical gender Gender agreement: yes; name type: adjective [details]
Habitat Macrophytes; Macrophytes (Hippuris dominant); Macrophytes (Myriophyllum, Potamogeton, Ranunculus); Open water; Open water (littoral); Sedges (Carex sp.), 'open water' between plants [details]
Nomenclature Type species of genus Ascomorpha Perty, 1850. [details]
Taxonomy not Ascomorpha ecaudis Perty after Sharma et al. (2017) [identity unclear, near A. saltans indica Koste ?]. [details]
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ascomorpha ecaudis)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ WRM 39835 Ascomorpha ecaudis length 19 photo)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Rotifera Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ascomorpha ecaudis)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ WRM 39835 Ascomorpha ecaudis length 19 photo)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Rotifera Collection
To ITIS
