WoRMS taxon details
Cephalodella megalocephala (Glascott, 1893)
886913 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:886913)
accepted
Species
Cephalodella megalocephala var. compressa Donner, 1949 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cephalodella megalocephala var. rotunda Donner, 1949 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Furcularia megalocephala Glascott, 1893 · unaccepted > superseded combination
recent only
Not documented
Taxonomy ?"Genus? species?" after De Smet (1989)._x000d_
Trophi morphology, bendable toes, and swimming behavior strongly deviate...
Trophi morphology, bendable toes, and swimming behavior strongly deviate...
Taxonomy ?"Genus? species?" after De Smet (1989)._x000d_
Trophi morphology, bendable toes, and swimming behavior strongly deviate from what is known of other members of the genus; the assignment of C. megalocephala to genus Cephalodella requires reconsideration! [details]
Trophi morphology, bendable toes, and swimming behavior strongly deviate from what is known of other members of the genus; the assignment of C. megalocephala to genus Cephalodella requires reconsideration! [details]
WoRMS (2025). Cephalodella megalocephala (Glascott, 1893). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=886913 on 2025-03-14
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Dartnall, H J G, E D Hollowday. (1985). Antarctic rotifers. <em>British Antarctic Survey Scientific Reports.</em> [details]
Other
additional source
Phillips, L.M., R.I. Leihy & S.L. Chown. (2022). Improving species‐based area protection in Antarctica. <em>Conservation Biology.</em> 36(4): e13885.Aug 2022., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13885 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy ?"Genus? species?" after De Smet (1989)._x000d_Trophi morphology, bendable toes, and swimming behavior strongly deviate from what is known of other members of the genus; the assignment of C. megalocephala to genus Cephalodella requires reconsideration! [details]
