IRMNG - Ephelotidae Kent, 1882

IRMNG taxon details

Ephelotidae Kent, 1882

IRMNG_ID

113004 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:113004)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Exogenida

Direct children (6)

Ordering

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By status

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Genus Ephelota Wright, 1857
Genus Metephelota Willis, 1945
Genus Podocyathus Kent, 1882
Genus Actinocyathus Kent, 1882 accepted as Actinocyathula Corliss, 1960
Genus Dendrophrya Sand, 1896 accepted as Ephelota Wright, 1857
Genus Tunicophrya (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Ephelotidae Kent, 1882. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=113004 on 2024-10-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree] [list species]

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

current name source Lynn, D. (2008). The Ciliated Protozoa: Characterization, Classification, and Guide to the Literature, 3rd edition. Springer, The Netherlands. [details]

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details]

Unverified

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Protista (Kingdom) > Ciliophora (Phylum) > Phyllopharyngea (Class) > Suctoria (Subclass) > Exogenida (Order) > Exogenina (Suborder) > Ephelotidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Includes marine genera (Aphia 2006) [details]

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