Full name:

Rotifera Database - Beta version

Short name:

Rotifera

Version:

Nov 2006

Release date:

November 1st, 2006

Authors/editors:

H Segers

Taxonomic coverage:

Animalia - Rotifera

Number of species names:

1,891 accepted names; 0 synonyms

Number of infraspecies names:

225 accepted names; 0 synonyms

Number of common names:

0

Total number of names:

2,116

Abstract:

A taxonomic database of accepted and the most commonly used synonyms in the phylum Rotifera with information on biogeography. The database was prepared under the Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment project (see http://www.biodiversity.be/thematic-forums/freshwater-ecosystems/global-biodiversity-assessment). The beta version supplied for the 2007 Catalogue of Life includes accepted names but no synonyms or distribution data.

Organization:

Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium

Web site:

http://FADA.biodiversity.be (will become available during the second half of 2007)