WoRMS taxon details
Brachionus urceolaris Müller, 1773
134985 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134985)
accepted
Species
Brachionus chavesi Barrois, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Brachionus rubens var. werneri Daday, 1903 · unaccepted (no nomenclatural_status)
Brachionus urceolaris semicircularis Sudzuki, 1989 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Brachionus utricularis Bory de St. Vincent, 1831 · unaccepted (unnecessary substitute name)
Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344
page(s): p.131 [details]
page(s): p.131 [details]
Taxonomy • ?Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann after Althaus (1957 partim:fig.6d); ?Brachionus urceolaris var. rubens Ehrenberg...
Taxonomy • ?Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann after Althaus (1957 partim:fig.6d); ?Brachionus urceolaris var. rubens Ehrenberg after De Infante (1980), B. rubens Ehrenberg after Wilson et al. (1994);
not Brachionus urceolaris Müller after Seligo (1900) [=B. angularis var. rotundatus Seligo]; Daday (1905) [=B. rubens Ehrenberg]; Donner & Adeniji (1977) [=B. bennini Leissling]; Stemberger (1979) [=B. quadridentatus f. cluniorbicularis Skorikov], Wilson et al. (1994) [B. quadridentatus f. cluniorbicularis Skorikov?].
• Murray's (1913) "example of a Brachionus that very closely resembles B. variabilis Hempel", reported as "Brachionus sp. ?" from Lake Titicaca, most probably belongs to B. urceolaris Müller. [details]
not Brachionus urceolaris Müller after Seligo (1900) [=B. angularis var. rotundatus Seligo]; Daday (1905) [=B. rubens Ehrenberg]; Donner & Adeniji (1977) [=B. bennini Leissling]; Stemberger (1979) [=B. quadridentatus f. cluniorbicularis Skorikov], Wilson et al. (1994) [B. quadridentatus f. cluniorbicularis Skorikov?].
• Murray's (1913) "example of a Brachionus that very closely resembles B. variabilis Hempel", reported as "Brachionus sp. ?" from Lake Titicaca, most probably belongs to B. urceolaris Müller. [details]
Jersabek, C. D.; Segers H.; Leitner M. (2026). Rotifer World Catalog (RWC). Brachionus urceolaris Müller, 1773. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134985 on 2026-04-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344
page(s): p.131 [details]
original description (of Brachionus chavesi Barrois, 1896) Barrois, T. (1896). Recherches sur la faune des eaux douces des Açores. Mémoires de la Société des sciences, de l'agriculture et des arts de Lille, (ser. 5) 6 (6), 1-172
page(s): p.124, figs.5,6 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Brachionus utricularis Bory de St. Vincent, 1831) Bory De Saint Vincent, J.-B. G. M. M. (1831). Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle. Paris. Rey et Gravier, 17, VII+141, 159 pls.
page(s): p.102, fig.F1 (genre 68) [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Brachionus rubens var. werneri Daday, 1903) Daday, E. (1903). Mikroskopische Süsswassertiere aus Kleinasien. [Microscopic freshwater animals from Asia Minor.]. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Matrhematisch-Naturtwissenschaftliche Classe, Abtheilung I.</em> 112:139-167, figs. 1-2, pls. 1-2.
page(s): p.151, pl.1, fig.1 [details]
original description (of Brachionus urceolaris semicircularis Sudzuki, 1989) Sudzuki, M. (1989). Rotifera from the oriental region and their characteristics. Special Issue celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the Foundation of Nihon Daigaku University. Tokyo. Nihon Daigaku University, 325-366
page(s): p.337, fig.6 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record O'Reilly, M. (2001). Rotifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 149-151 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): p.131 [details]
original description (of Brachionus chavesi Barrois, 1896) Barrois, T. (1896). Recherches sur la faune des eaux douces des Açores. Mémoires de la Société des sciences, de l'agriculture et des arts de Lille, (ser. 5) 6 (6), 1-172
page(s): p.124, figs.5,6 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Brachionus utricularis Bory de St. Vincent, 1831) Bory De Saint Vincent, J.-B. G. M. M. (1831). Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle. Paris. Rey et Gravier, 17, VII+141, 159 pls.
page(s): p.102, fig.F1 (genre 68) [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Brachionus rubens var. werneri Daday, 1903) Daday, E. (1903). Mikroskopische Süsswassertiere aus Kleinasien. [Microscopic freshwater animals from Asia Minor.]. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Matrhematisch-Naturtwissenschaftliche Classe, Abtheilung I.</em> 112:139-167, figs. 1-2, pls. 1-2.
page(s): p.151, pl.1, fig.1 [details]
original description (of Brachionus urceolaris semicircularis Sudzuki, 1989) Sudzuki, M. (1989). Rotifera from the oriental region and their characteristics. Special Issue celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the Foundation of Nihon Daigaku University. Tokyo. Nihon Daigaku University, 325-366
page(s): p.337, fig.6 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record O'Reilly, M. (2001). Rotifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 149-151 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (RAS)
Phillips, L.M., R.I. Leihy & S.L. Chown. (2022). Improving species‐based area protection in Antarctica. <em>Conservation Biology.</em> 36(4): e13885.Aug 2022., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13885 [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Oosterlee, L.; Meire, P. (2015). Onderzoek naar de gevolgen van het Sigmaplan, baggeractiviteiten en havenuitbreiding in de Zeeschelde op het milieu. Geïntegreerd eindverslag van het onderzoek verricht in 2013. <em>ECOBE 015-R173. Universiteit Antwerpen: Antwerpen.</em> (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda) Sørensen, M. V. (2001). On the rotifer fauna of Bermuda, including notes on the associated meiofauna and the description of a new species of Encentrum (Rotifera: Ploima: Dicranophoridae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 114(3), 725-736. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Azémar, F.; Fiers, F.; Tackx, M. (2002). Zooplankton taxonomic list - taxa found from Bath to Gent (Schelde) during winter and spring 2002. Unpublished data. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Segers, H. (2007). Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution. Zootaxa, 1564, 1-104, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01564p104.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Koste, W. (1978). Rotatoria. Die Rädertiere Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungswerk, begründet von Max Voigt. Überordnung Monogononta. Berlin, Stuttgart. Gebrüder Borntraeger, 2, 673, 234 pls. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Phillips, L.M., R.I. Leihy & S.L. Chown. (2022). Improving species‐based area protection in Antarctica. <em>Conservation Biology.</em> 36(4): e13885.Aug 2022., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13885 [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Oosterlee, L.; Meire, P. (2015). Onderzoek naar de gevolgen van het Sigmaplan, baggeractiviteiten en havenuitbreiding in de Zeeschelde op het milieu. Geïntegreerd eindverslag van het onderzoek verricht in 2013. <em>ECOBE 015-R173. Universiteit Antwerpen: Antwerpen.</em> (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda) Sørensen, M. V. (2001). On the rotifer fauna of Bermuda, including notes on the associated meiofauna and the description of a new species of Encentrum (Rotifera: Ploima: Dicranophoridae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 114(3), 725-736. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Azémar, F.; Fiers, F.; Tackx, M. (2002). Zooplankton taxonomic list - taxa found from Bath to Gent (Schelde) during winter and spring 2002. Unpublished data. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Segers, H. (2007). Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution. Zootaxa, 1564, 1-104, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01564p104.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Koste, W. (1978). Rotatoria. Die Rädertiere Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungswerk, begründet von Max Voigt. Überordnung Monogononta. Berlin, Stuttgart. Gebrüder Borntraeger, 2, 673, 234 pls. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Phillips, L.M., R.I. Leihy & S.L. Chown. (2022). Improving species‐based area protection in Antarctica. <em>Conservation Biology.</em> 36(4): e13885.Aug 2022., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13885 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype CDJ UB049, geounit Mongolia [details]
Nontype NUM 0003, geounit Mongolia [details]
Nontype USNM 39734, geounit Washington [details]
Nontype USNM 39735, geounit Great Yarmouth [details]
Paratype (of Brachionus urceolaris semicircularis Sudzuki, 1989) SSC 870725-MGM-1, geounit Singapore [details]
From editor or global species database
Environment saltwater occurrences include inland saline waters. [details]Grammatical gender Gender agreement: yes; name type: adjective [details]
Habitat Eichhornia sp. (water hyazinth), among roots (interrhizon); Littoral microhabitats; Macrophytes (Myriophyllum, Potamogeton); Macrophytes (Potamogeton pectinatus?); Mud surface, and algae (filamentous green algae); Open water; Open water (littoral); Open water (offshore); Reed belt, open water between and periphyton on reed stems [details]
Taxonomy • ?Brachionus quadridentatus Hermann after Althaus (1957 partim:fig.6d); ?Brachionus urceolaris var. rubens Ehrenberg after De Infante (1980), B. rubens Ehrenberg after Wilson et al. (1994);
not Brachionus urceolaris Müller after Seligo (1900) [=B. angularis var. rotundatus Seligo]; Daday (1905) [=B. rubens Ehrenberg]; Donner & Adeniji (1977) [=B. bennini Leissling]; Stemberger (1979) [=B. quadridentatus f. cluniorbicularis Skorikov], Wilson et al. (1994) [B. quadridentatus f. cluniorbicularis Skorikov?].
• Murray's (1913) "example of a Brachionus that very closely resembles B. variabilis Hempel", reported as "Brachionus sp. ?" from Lake Titicaca, most probably belongs to B. urceolaris Müller. [details]
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (234 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brachionus urceolaris)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ WRM 39734 Brachionus urceolaris length 33 photo)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Rotifera Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 100892)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (234 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brachionus urceolaris)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ WRM 39734 Brachionus urceolaris length 33 photo)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Rotifera Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 100892)
To ITIS
