Systematics of Rotifera

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We thank following scientists for quoting text descriptions from their papers.

1. Morphological classification (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
2. Phologeny (ref. ID; 7064)

1. Morphological classification

[ref. ID; 1345 (Voigt, 1957)]

Order Seisonidea

Family Seisonidae
Genus: Seison

Order Bdelloidea

(See: ref. ID; 6565)

Family Habrotrochidae Bryce 1910
Genus: Habrotrocha, Otostephanus, Scepanotrocha
Family Adinetidae Bryce 1910
Genus: Adineta, Bradyscela
Family Philodinidae Bryce 1910
Genus: Anomopus, Ceratotrocha, Didymodactylus, Dissotrocha, Embata, Macrotrachela, Mniobia, Philodina, Pleuretra, Rotaria, Zelinkiella
Family Philodinavidae Harring 1913
Genus: Abtrochtha, Henoceros, Philodinavus

Order Monogononta

Suborder Ploima
- Family Dicranophoridae
  Genus: Albertia, Aspelta, Balatro, Dicranophorus, Encentrum, Erignatha, Myersinella, Paradicranophorus, Pedipartia, Streptognatha, Wierzejskella, Wigrella
- Family Lindiidae
  Genus: Lindia
- Family Birgeidae
  Genus: Birgea
- Family Asplanchnidae
  Genus: Asplanchna, Asplanchnopus, Harringia
- Family Brachionidae
  - Subfamily Brachioninae
    Genus: Anuraeopsis, Argonotholca, Brachionus, Cyrtonia, Dipleuchlanis, Diplois, Epiphanes, Euchlanis, Eudactylota, Kellicottia, Keratella, Lophocharis, Macrochaetus, Microcodides, Mytilina, Notholca, Platyias, Proalides, Pseudonotholca, Rhinoglena, Schizocerca, Trichotria, Tripleuchlanis, Wolga
  - Subfamily Colurinae
    Genus: Colurella, Lepadella, Paracolurella, Squatinella
- Family Lecanidae
  Genus: Bryceella, Lecane, Proales, Proalinopsis, Tetrasiphon
- Family Notommatidae
  Genus: Cephalodella, Dorystoma, Drilophaga, Enteroplea, Eosphora, Eothinia, Itura, Metadiaschiza, Monommata, Notommata, Pleurotrocha, Pseudoharringia, Resticula, Rousseletia, Scaridium, Sphyrias, Taphrocampa, Tylotrocha, Wulfertia
- Family Trichocercidae
  Genus: Elosa, Hertwigella, Trichocerca
- Family Gastropodidae
  Genus: Ascomorpha, Chromogaster, Gastropus
- Family Synchaetidae
  Genus: Ploesoma, Polyarthra, Pseudoploesoma, Synchaeta
- Family Microcodinidae
  Genus: Microcodon
Suborder Flosculariacea
- Family Testudinellidae
  Genus: Fadeewella, Filinia, Horaella, Pedalia, Pompholyx, Testudinella, Tetramastix, Trochosphaera
- Family Flosculariidae
  Genus: Beauchampia, Floscularia, Lacinularia, Limnias, Octotrocha, Ptygura, Sinantherina
- Family Conochilidae
  Genus: Conochiloides, Conochilus
Suborder Collothecacea
- Family Collothecidae
  Genus: Acyclus, Atrochus, Collotheca, Cupelopagis, Stephanoceros

[ref. ID; 3688 (Rudescu, 1960)]

Subclass Digononta Wesenberg-Lund 1899

Order Bdelloidea Hudson & Gosse 1886
- Family Habrotrochidae Bryce 1910
  Genus: Habrotrocha, Otostephanus, Scepanotrocha
- Family Adinetidae Bryce 1910
  Genus: Adineta, Bradyscela
- Family Philodinidae Bryce 1910
  Genus: Ceratotrocha, Dissotrocha, Embata, Macrotrachela, Mniobia, Philodina, Pleuretra, Rotaria
- Family Philodinavidae Harring 1905
  Genus: Philodinavus

Subclass Monogononta Wesenberg-Lund 1899

Order Ploima Hudson & Gosse 1886
- Family Brachionidae Hudson & Gosse 1888
  - Subfamily Brachioninae Remane 1933
    Genus: Anuraeopsis, Argonotholca, Brachionus, Cyrtonia, Dipleuchlanis, Diplois, Epiphanes, Euchlanis, Eudactylota, Kellicottia, Keratella, Lophocharis, Macrochaetus, Microcodides, Mytilina, Notholca, Platyas, Proalides, Rhinoglena, Trichotria, Tripleuchlanis, Wolga
  - Subfamily Colurinae Remane 1933
    Genus: Colurella, Lepadella, Squatinella
- Family Lecanidae Remane 1933
  Genus: Bryceela, Lecane, Proales, Proalinopsis
- Family Lindiidae Remane 1933
  Genus: Lindia
- Family Notommatidae Wesenberg-Lund 1899
  Genus: Cephalodella, Dorystoma, Drilophaga, Enteroplea, Eosphora, Eothinia, Itura, Metadiaschiza, Monommata, Notommata, Pleurotrocha, Pseudoharringia, Resticula, Scaridium, Taphrocampa, Tylotrocha, Wulfertia
- Family Trichocercidae Harring & Myers, 1926
  Genus: Elosa, Hertwigella, Trichocerca
- Family Gastropodidae Wesenberg-Lund 1930
  Genus: Ascomorpha, Chromogaster, Gastropus, Postclausa
- Family Dicranophoridae Remane, 1933
  Genus: Albertia, Aspelta, Balatro, Dicranophorus, Encentrum, Erignatha, Myersinella, Paradicranophorus, Wierzejskella, Wigrella
- Family Asplanchnidae Harring & Myers, 1926
  Genus: Asplanchna, Asplanchnopus, Harringia
- Family Synchaetidae Harring & Myers, 1933
  Genus: Bipalpus, Ploesoma, Polyarthra, Synchaeta
- Family Microcodinidae Remane, 1933
  Genus: Microcodon
Order Flosculariacea Wesenberg-Lund 1930
- Family Testudinellidae Harring & Myers, 1926
  Genus: Filinia, Hexarthra, Pompholyx, Testudinella, Tetramastix, Trochosphaera
- Family Flosculariidae Wesenberg-Lund 1930
  Genus: Beauchampia, Floscularia, Lacinularia, Limnias, Ptygura, Sinantherina
- Family Conochilidae Remane, 1933
  Genus: Conochiloides, Conochilus
Order Collothecacea Remane, 1929
- Family Collothecidae Remane, 1933
  Genus: Atrochus, Collotheca, Cupelopagis, Stephanoceros

Scientists list

Dr. Hendrik Segers
Address: Laboratory Animal Ecology, Zoogeography and Nature Conservation, Department M.S.E., University of Ghent, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
ref. ID; 6565
Dr. James R. Garey
Address: Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Folwer Avenue ISA2015, Tamp, FL 33620, USA
ref. ID; 7064