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Asplanchna priodonta Gosse 1850

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Asplanchna priodonta is a species of rotifers in the family Asplanchnidae.

EOL has data for 6 attributes, including:

  • geographic distribution includes
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  • lagoon
    • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000038
    • Definition: A sheet of saline water separated from the open sea by sand or shingle banks. The sheet of water between an offshore reef, especially of coral and mainland. The sheet of water within a ring or horseshoe shaped atoll.
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  • scientific name
    • URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName
    • Definition: The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term.
    • Comment: Examples: "Coleoptera" (order), "Vespertilionidae" (family), "Manis" (genus), "Ctenomys sociabilis" (genus + specificEpithet), "Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli" (genus + specificEpithet + infraspecificEpithet), "Roptrocerus typographi (Györfi, 1952)" (genus + specificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship), "Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T. Howell" (genus + specificEpithet + taxonRank + infraspecificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship). For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/Taxon
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    Asplanchna priodonta Gosse, 1850
  • water depth
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    4 m
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