Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Rotifera > Class Eurotatoria > Subclass Monogononta > Superorder Pseudotrocha > Order Ploima > Family Dicranophoridae

Aspelta Harring & Myers, 1928

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Aspelta alastor Harring & Myers, 1928
Aspelta angusta Harring & Myers, 1928
Aspelta aper (Harring, 1914)
Aspelta baltica Remane, 1929
Aspelta bidentata Wulfert, 1961
Aspelta circinator (Gosse, 1886)
Aspelta clydona Harring & Myers, 1928
Aspelta curvidactyla Berzins, 1949
Aspelta egregia Myers, 1936
Aspelta europaea Hauer, 1939
Aspelta harringi Remane, 1929
Aspelta intradentata Berzins, 1949
Aspelta labri Harring & Myers, 1928
Aspelta lestes Harring & Myers, 1928
Aspelta macra Harring & Myers, 1928
Aspelta pachida (Gosse, 1887)
Aspelta psitta Harring & Myers, 1928
Aspelta reibischi (Remane, 1929)

Literature

original description	Harring, H. K.; Myers, F. J. (1928). The rotifer fauna of Wisconsin. - IV. The Dicranophorinae. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 23, 667-808, pl.23-49
basis of record	O'Reilly, M. (2001). Rotifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 149-151
additional source	Checklist of valid family- and genus-group names in Rotifera - After Segers, H. (2002). Contribution to the nomenclature of Rotifera: Annotated checklist of valid family- and genus-group names. J. Nat. Hist. 36: 631-640. Update 20 Jan. 05
taxonomy source	De Smet, W. H. (1997). Dicranophoridae. In: Rotifera. Volume 5: The Dicranophoridae and the Ituridae (Monogononta). In: T. Nogrady. Guides to the identification of the microinvertebrates of the continental waters of the world. Amsterdam. SPB Academic Publishing, 5, 1-325, 341-344

Genbank

Citation

Segers, H. (Ed.) (2025). World Rotifera database (FADA). Aspelta Harring & Myers, 1928. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134948

Hendrik Segers. Aspelta Harring & Myers, 1928. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f7ff2ea6-7466-4f1f-af50-5b81dfe8ccd0