WoRMS taxon details
Metopus Claparède & Lachmann, 1858
Species Metopus brachoni Fenchel, 1968
Species Metopus brevicristatus Lucas, 1934
Species Metopus contortus (Quennerstedt, 1867)
Species Metopus es (Claparède & Lachmann, 1858) Kahl, 1932
Species Metopus extensus Kahl, 1926
Species Metopus halophilus Kahl, 1925
Species Metopus histophagus Powers, 1935
Species Metopus hyalinus (Kahl, 1927) Kahl, 1935
Species Metopus jankowskii Dragesco, 1968
Species Metopus lemani Dragesco, 1960
Species Metopus major Kahl, 1932
Species Metopus nivaaensis Esteban, Fenchel & Finlay, 1995
Species Metopus pellitus (Kahl, 1932) Carey, 1994
Species Metopus rotundus Lucas, 1934
Species Metopus setosus Kahl, 1927
Species Metopus spiralis Smith, 1897
Species Metopus verrucosus Da Cunha, 1915
Species Metopus vestitus Kahl, 1932
Species Metopus brevicristatus Lucas, 1934
Species Metopus contortus (Quennerstedt, 1867)
Species Metopus es (Claparède & Lachmann, 1858) Kahl, 1932
Species Metopus extensus Kahl, 1926
Species Metopus halophilus Kahl, 1925
Species Metopus histophagus Powers, 1935
Species Metopus hyalinus (Kahl, 1927) Kahl, 1935
Species Metopus jankowskii Dragesco, 1968
Species Metopus lemani Dragesco, 1960
Species Metopus major Kahl, 1932
Species Metopus nivaaensis Esteban, Fenchel & Finlay, 1995
Species Metopus pellitus (Kahl, 1932) Carey, 1994
Species Metopus rotundus Lucas, 1934
Species Metopus setosus Kahl, 1927
Species Metopus spiralis Smith, 1897
Species Metopus verrucosus Da Cunha, 1915
Species Metopus vestitus Kahl, 1932
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Xu, K.; Agatha, S. & Dolan, J. (2022). World Ciliophora Database. Metopus Claparède & Lachmann, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172336 on 2022-05-18
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basis of record
Parker, S.P. (Ed.) (1982). Synopsis and classification of living organisms. McGraw Hill Book Company: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-07-079031-0. 1166, 1232 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Patterson, D. (2001). Platypus checklist of Protoctista [details]
additional source Patterson, D. (2001). Platypus checklist of Protoctista [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
