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Keratella tecta (Gosse, 1851)

148324  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148324)

accepted
Species
Anuraea cochlearis var. tecta f. maior Lauterborn, 1900 · unaccepted > superseded combination (no nomenclatural status)
Anuraea cochlearis var. tecta f. punctata Lauterborn, 1900 · unaccepted > superseded combination (no nomenclatural status)
Keratella tecta f. maior (Lauterborn, 1900) · unaccepted (no nomenclatural_status)
Keratella tecta f. punctata (Lauterborn, 1900) · unaccepted (no nomenclatural_status)

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Taxonomy Keratella stipitata (Ehrenberg) after Carlin (1945, partim)_x000d_
Keratella tecta (Gosse) has mostly been regarded as an...  
Taxonomy Keratella stipitata (Ehrenberg) after Carlin (1945, partim)_x000d_
Keratella tecta (Gosse) has mostly been regarded as an infrasubspecific variety of the polymorphic species K. cochlearis (Gosse) in the past (e.g., Ahlstrom, 1943; Koste, 1978), but as a distinct morphospecies by more recent authors (e.g., Koste & Shiel, 1987). Accepting specific status may be justified by clear-cut ecological requirements of this Keratella, which is restricted to eu- to polytrophic lakes and ponds. The taxonomy of the genus, however, exclusively relies on lorica characteristics such as caudal spine length and fine structure of the dorsal lorica, which have been shown to vary in response to environmental conditions (Pejler, 1962; Ruttner-Kolisko, 1972; Gilbert & Stemberger, 1984). The taxonomic relevance of criteria previously used for systematics and hence the rank of this taxon thus remains unclear. See also Donner (1978:177), Hofmann (1983), and Koste & Poltz (1984:113)for a discussion of the taxonomic status of K. tecta. [details]
Segers, H. (Ed.) (2025). World Rotifera database (FADA). Keratella tecta (Gosse, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148324 on 2025-05-12
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2005-03-23 10:30:44Z
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2008-10-21 06:27:16Z
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2025-03-18 07:46:06Z
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Nomenclature

original description (of Anuraea tecta) 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 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Anuraea cochlearis var. tecta f. maior Lauterborn, 1900) Lauterborn, R. (1900). Der Formenkreis von Anuraea cochlearis. Verhandlungen des naturhistorisch-medizinischen Vereins zu Heidelberg, 6, 412-448, pl.10 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Anuraea cochlearis var. tecta f. punctata Lauterborn, 1900) Lauterborn, R. (1900). Der Formenkreis von Anuraea cochlearis. Verhandlungen des naturhistorisch-medizinischen Vereins zu Heidelberg, 6, 412-448, pl.10 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record De Ridder, M. (1963). Recherches sur les Rotifières des eaux saumâtres: 10. Les Rotifières planktoniques de Nieuport et environs [Research on Rotifera of brackish waters: 10. The planktonic Rotifera of Nieuwpoort and surroundings]. <i>Med. K. Belg. Inst. Nat. Wet. 39(4)</i>: 1-39 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

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] 

additional source 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] 

additional source 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  PDF available [request]

additional source Koste, W. (1978). Rotatoria. Die Rädertiere Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungswerk, begründet von Max Voigt. Überordnung Monogononta. Berlin, Stuttgart. Gebrüder Borntraeger, 2, 673, 234 pls. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Taxonomy Keratella stipitata (Ehrenberg) after Carlin (1945, partim)_x000d_
Keratella tecta (Gosse) has mostly been regarded as an infrasubspecific variety of the polymorphic species K. cochlearis (Gosse) in the past (e.g., Ahlstrom, 1943; Koste, 1978), but as a distinct morphospecies by more recent authors (e.g., Koste & Shiel, 1987). Accepting specific status may be justified by clear-cut ecological requirements of this Keratella, which is restricted to eu- to polytrophic lakes and ponds. The taxonomy of the genus, however, exclusively relies on lorica characteristics such as caudal spine length and fine structure of the dorsal lorica, which have been shown to vary in response to environmental conditions (Pejler, 1962; Ruttner-Kolisko, 1972; Gilbert & Stemberger, 1984). The taxonomic relevance of criteria previously used for systematics and hence the rank of this taxon thus remains unclear. See also Donner (1978:177), Hofmann (1983), and Koste & Poltz (1984:113)for a discussion of the taxonomic status of K. tecta. [details]
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