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  Family Trichocercidae

Genus Trichocerca (+ Diurella)

    Species T. collaris -- Wisconsin!
    Species T. compressa -- Wisconsin!
    Species T. elongata -- Wisconsin!
    Species T. iernis -- Wisconsin!
    Species T. multicrinis -- midwestern North America.
    Species T. bicristata -- North America.
    Species T. bicuspes -- North America.
    Species T. bidens -- North America.
    Species T. brachyura -- North America.
    Species T. capucina -- North America.
    Species T. cavia -- North America.
    Species T. cylindrica -- North America.
    Species T. dixonnuttalli -- North America.
    Species T. edmondsoni -- North America.
    Species T. gracilis -- North America.
    Species T. harveyensis -- North America.
    Species T. insignis -- North America.
    Species T. insolens -- North America.
    Species T. insulana -- North America.
    Species T. intermedia -- North America.
    Species T. lata -- North America.
    Species T. longiseta -- North America.
    Species T. lophoessa -- North America.
    Species T. macera -- North America.
    Species T. maior -- North America.
    Species T. mollis -- North America.
    Species T. mucosa -- North America.
    Species T. mus -- North America.
    Species T. musculus -- North America.
    Species T. myersi -- North America.
    Species T. obtusidens -- North America.
    Species T. ornata -- North America.
    Species T. plaka -- North America.
    Species T. platessa -- North America.
    Species T. porcellus -- North America.
    Species T. pusilla -- North America.
    Species T. rattus -- North America.
    Species T. rosea -- North America.
    Species T. rotundata -- North America.
    Species T. rousseleti -- North America.
    Species T. ruttneri -- North America.
    Species T. scipio -- North America.
    Species T. siamensis -- North America.
    Species T. similis -- North America.
    Species T. stylata -- North America.
    Species T. sulcata -- North America.
    Species T. taurocephala -- North America.
    Species T. tenuior -- North America.
    Species T. tigris -- North America.
    Species T. uncinata -- North America.
    Species T. vernalis -- North America.
    Species T. weberi -- North America.
    Species T. abilioi
    Species T. agnatha
    Species T. antilopaea
    Species T. artmanni
    Species T. bambekei
    Species T. barsica
    Species T. bicornis
    Species T. bicurvicornis
    Species T. bilunaris
    Species T. birostris
    Species T. brachydactyla
    Species T. braziliensis
    Species T. brevidactyla
    Species T. brevistyla
    Species T. calypta
    Species T. caspica
    Species T. catellus
    Species T. chattoni
    Species T. cimolia
    Species T. cristata
    Species T. cryptodus
    Species T. cuspidata
    Species T. euodonta
    Species T. falx
    Species T. flagellata
    Species T. flava
    Species T. gillardi
    Species T. helminthodes
    Species T. heterodactyla
    Species T. hollaerti
    Species T. inermis
    Species T. jenningsi
    Species T. jobloti
    Species T. kostei
    Species T. longistyla
    Species T. microstyla
    Species T. minuta
    Species T. mucripes
    Species T. murchiearum
    Species T. neeli
    Species T. nitida
    Species T. orca
    Species T. parva
    Species T. parvula
    Species T. pustilla
    Species T. pygocera
    Species T. rectangularis
    Species T. relicta
    Species T. ripli
    Species T. rossae
    Species T. sejunctipes
    Species T. simoneae
    Species T. tchadiensis
    Species T. tenuidens
    Species T. tropis
    Species T. unidens
    Species T. valga
    Species T. vargai
    Species T. vassilijevae
    Species T. voluta
    Species T. wanarra
    Species T. marina
    Species T. pediculus

Taxon Information

The Genus Trichocerca has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Trichocerca, [North America] (Wallace & Snell, 2010).
• Trichocerca, (Segers, 2007).
• Trichocerca, common; many species [North America] (Smith, 2001).
• Trichocerca, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Trichocerca, (Edmondson, 1959).
• Diurella, (Edmondson, 1959).

Bibliography

• Wallace, R.L. & T.W. Snell. 2010. Rotifera. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 173-235.
• Segers, H. 2007. Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution. Zootaxa 1564. 104 pp. [Available online]
• Smith, D.G. 2001. Rotifera (Wheel animals). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th edition: 129-190.
• Underhill, J.C., W.D. Schmid & D.E. Gilbertson. 1982. Taxonomic Keys to the Common Animals of the North Central States, exclusive of the parasitic worms, terrestrial insects, and birds, 4th edition. 205 pp.
• Edmondson, W.T. 1959. Rotifera. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 420-494.

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