Description
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Genus Urceolus
(L. urceolus : small jug, small pitcher) The perigynium in Carex; any structure resembling a small pitcher.
Biology
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Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
()
- (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
- Protozoa
- Infrakingdom:
Excavata
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 2002
- Phylum:
Euglenozoa
()
- Class:
Euglenida
()
- Order:
Euglenales
()
- Family:
Peranemataceae
()
- Genus:
Urceolus
()
- Specific descriptor:
cornutus
- Scientific name: - Urceolus cornutus
- Specific descriptor:
cornutus
- Genus:
Urceolus
(
- Family:
Peranemataceae
(
- Order:
Euglenales
(
- Class:
Euglenida
(
- Phylum:
Euglenozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Excavata
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Urceolus
There are approximately 13 species in this genus:
U. alenizinii · U. cornutus · U. costata · U. costatus · U. cristatus · U. cyclostomus · U. gobii · U. macromastix · U. ovatus · U. pascheri · U. platyrhynchus · U. platyrhynchus forma skujae · U. sabulosus
More Info
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Notes
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Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 13, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 13, 2007:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, MICROBIS database
- International Census of Marine Microbes, MICROBIS database
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16167922
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2822353
