IRMNG - Mesodiniidae Jankowski, 1980

IRMNG taxon details

Mesodiniidae Jankowski, 1980

IRMNG_ID

115932 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:115932)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Cyclotrichida

Direct children (5)

Ordering

Alphabetically
By status

Children Display

direct main ranks all

Genus Askenasia Blochmann in Kirchner & Blochmann, 1895
Genus Mesodinium von Stein, 1863
Genus Pelagovasicola Yankovskij, 1980
Genus Rhabdoaskenasia Krainer & Foissner, 1990
Genus Myrionecta Jankowski, 1976 accepted as Mesodinium von Stein, 1863 (junior synonym)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Not accepted by all sources, e.g. ITIS (2009) assigns Mesodinium to Didiniidae. IRMNG currently follows WoRMS and other...

Taxonomic remark Not accepted by all sources, e.g. ITIS (2009) assigns Mesodinium to Didiniidae. IRMNG currently follows WoRMS and other recent sources e.g. Earland & Montagnes, 2002. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Mesodiniidae Jankowski, 1980. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115932 on 2024-10-09

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 Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source Systema Naturae 2000 (2006 version) [details]

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details]

habitat flag source Earland & Montagnes, 2002 [details]

Unverified

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Protista (Kingdom) > Ciliophora (Phylum) > Litostomatea (Class) > Cyclotrichida (Order) > Mesodiniidae (Family) [details]

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

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Taxonomic remark Not accepted by all sources, e.g. ITIS (2009) assigns Mesodinium to Didiniidae. IRMNG currently follows WoRMS and other recent sources e.g. Earland & Montagnes, 2002. [details]

To WoRMS