Vorticella Linnaeus, 1767
(a genus of ciliate protozoans)

Vorticella (a genus of ciliate protozoans) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusVorticella (a genus of ciliate protozoans)
FamilyVORTICELLIDAE (a family of protozoans)
OrderSESSILIDA (an order of protozoans)
ClassOLIGOHYMENOPHOREA (a class of protozoans)
PhylumCILIOPHORA (ciliate protozoans)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vorticella (a genus of ciliate protozoans)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Warren, A. 1986 A revision of the genus Vorticella (Ciliophora: Peritrichida) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.) Vol 50 (1): 1-57.

Vorticella (a genus of ciliate protozoans) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Vorticella (a genus of ciliate protozoans):

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