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genus

Keratella

Keratella

Includes
5 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Keratella is a genus of Brachionidae.

The genus was described in 1822 by Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent.

It has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

Keratella cochlearis

Keratella hiemalis

Keratella quadrata

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  • Keratella cochlearis presumed native
  • Keratella quadrata native
  • Keratella serrulata presumed native
  • Keratella tecta presumed native
  • Keratella tropica
  • Keratella americana presumed native
  • Keratella valga
  • Keratella mixta
  • Keratella irregularis
  • Keratella ticinensis presumed native
  • Keratella testudo
  • Keratella hiemalis
  • Keratella taurocephala
  • Keratella crassa
  • Keratella lenzi

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native Keratella All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Keratella quadrata 77 observations

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