Ref ID : 953
H. Segers, G. Murugan, and Henri J. Dumont; On the taxonomy of the brachionidae: description of Plationus n. gen. (Rotifera, Monogononta). Hydrobiologia 268:1-8, 1993
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Based on S.E.M. studies of trophi, the generic diagnosis of Brachionus Pallas and Platyias Harring is refined. Plationus n. gen. is erected to accommodate the former B. patulus-group. Platyias latiscapularis is elevated to full specific rank.