Description
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Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 26 meters (85 feet).Standard Deviation = 31.180 based on 4 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
()
- (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
- Protozoa
- Subkingdom:
Biciliata
()
- Infrakingdom:
Alveolata
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Phylum:
Ciliophora
()
- (Doflein, 1901) Copeland, 1956
- Ciliates
- Subphylum:
Intramacronucleata
()
- Lynn, 1996
- Class:
Spirotrichea
()
- Bütschli, 1889
- Subclass:
Oligotrichia
()
- Bütschli, 1887
- Order:
Halteriida
()
- Petz & Foissner, 1992
- Family:
Halteriidae
()
- Claparède & Lachmann, 1858
- Genus:
Halteria
()
- Specific descriptor:
bifurcata
- Scientific name: - Halteria bifurcata
- Specific descriptor:
bifurcata
- Genus:
Halteria
(
- Family:
Halteriidae
(
- Order:
Halteriida
(
- Subclass:
Oligotrichia
(
- Class:
Spirotrichea
(
- Subphylum:
Intramacronucleata
(
- Phylum:
Ciliophora
(
- Infrakingdom:
Alveolata
(
- Subkingdom:
Biciliata
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Halteria
There are approximately 3 species in this genus:
H. bifurcata · H. chlorelligera · H. grandinella
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Notes
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Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 18, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 18, 2007:
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, GEO Biodiversity Day
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Priest Pot species list, Cumbria, Britain
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6283550
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16098296
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2210855
