Lecane is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Lecanidae. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Lecanidae and has a cosmopolitan distribution[1]

Lecane
Lecane quadridentata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Rotifera
Class: Monogononta
Order: Ploima
Family: Lecanidae
Remane, 1933
Genus: Lecane
Nitzsch, 1827
Synonyms
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  • Cathypua Hofsten, 1909
  • Diarthra Daday, 1897
  • Distyla Eckstein, 1883
  • Hemimonostyla Bartos, 1959
  • Monostyla Ehrenberg, 1830

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Colurella:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lecane Nitzsch, 1827". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 March 2021.