Embata parasitica (Giglioli, 1863)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Embata parasitica (Giglioli, 1863)
- Name authority
- (Giglioli, 1863)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Rotifera
- Class
- Eurotatoria
- Order
- Philodinida
- Family
- Philodinidae
- Genus
- Embata
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumRotifera
- classEurotatoria De Ridder, 1957
- subclassBdelloidea Hudson, 1884
- orderPhilodinida Melone & Ricci, 1995
- familyPhilodinidae Ehrenberg, 1838
- genusEmbata Bryce, 1910
- speciesEmbata parasitica (Giglioli, 1863)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Embata. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Embata laticeps (Murray, 1905) | PhilodinidaeRotifera | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Embata laticornis (Murray, 1905) | PhilodinidaeRotifera | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- http://www.rotifera.hausdernatur.at/Species/Index/483 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39FHD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.