Abstract
Based on S.E.M. studies of trophi, the generic diagnosis of Brachionus Pallas and Platyias Harring is refined. Plationus n. gen. is erected to accommodate the former B. patulus-group. Platyias latiscapularis is elevated to full specific rank.
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Abbreviations
- al:
-
allula
- O1, 02 :
-
openings of cavities in rami
- ap:
-
anterior process
- pc:
-
proximal cavities
- ar:
-
cup-shaped articulation of manubrium
- ra:
-
ramus
- f:
-
fulcrum
- rd:
-
reinforced ridge
- ma:
-
manubrium
- su:
-
subuncus
- mp:
-
manubrial process
- u:
-
uncus
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Segers, H., Murugan, G. & Dumont, H.J. On the taxonomy of the Brachionidae: description of Plationus n. gen. (Rotifera, Monogononta). Hydrobiologia 268, 1–8 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00005736
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