Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Orthonectida > Family Rhopaluridae > Genus Rhopalura

Rhopalura granosa Atkins, 1933

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

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Genus group names

*Rhopalura*	Giard, 1877	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Atkins, D. (1933). Rhopalura granosasp. nov., an Orthonectid Parasite of a Lamellibranch Heteranomia squamula L., with a Note on its Swimming Behaviour. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 19(1): 233-252.
basis of record	van der Land, J.; Hallan, J. (2001). Mesozoa, 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. 104
additional source	Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.
additional source	van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Rhopalura granosa Atkins, 1933. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119173

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Environment

marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

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2010-08-04 by Hidetaka Furuya

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