Species Asplanchna brightwellii Gosse, 1850
- Asplanchna brightwellii Gosse, P.H. 1850. Description of Asplanchna priodonta, an animal of the class Rotifera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2 6: 18-24, pls 1, 2 [23].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
ACT: Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra; NSW: Darling R., Wentworth; Narren Lake via Walgett; Lake Hume; NT: Ja Ja Billabong, nr Jabiluka; QLD: Lake Clarendon; Gracemere Lagoon, Ayr; Corella Dam, Mary Kathleen; Coulston Lakes, Biggenden; SA: R. Murray, Lock 3, Overland Corner; R. Murray, Mannum; R. Murray, Holder Bend; R. Murray, Swan Reach; R. Murray, Tailem Bend; R. Murray, Wellington. VIC: Racecourse Lake, nr Kerang; Little Lake Charm, nr Kerang; R. Murray N Wise's property, east of Lake Mulwala; Wise's Billabong, upstream Lake Mulwala; Ryan's #1 billabong, nr Bonegilla; Ryan's #2 billabong, nr Bonegilla; Mildren's billabong, nr Wodonga; unnamed Mitta Mitta R. billabong N of Tallandoon; Broken R., Benalla; Dartmouth reservoir; Goulburn Weir, Nagambie; Lake Nillahcootie, Broken R.; billabong on Goulburn floodplain, Seymour; Sheepwash Lagoon, Molesworth; "Acacia's" billabong, nr Homewood; "Goulburn View" billabong, Alexandra; Lake Eildon, nr Eildon; gravel pit, Girdwood's, Thornton; Lake Mulwala, Yarrawonga; (Melbourne) (Evans 1951); WA: Lake Goorly; small lake nr Lake De Courcey; Lake Moore; lake nr Lake O'Grady; Lake King, playa; Meranda Rd wetland; Coolcalalaya Claypan; Talisker swamp; Coolcalalaya Swamp.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Billabong, lake, lotic freshwater, planktonic.
Extra Ecological Information
Omnivorous, predatory on ciliates, rotifers, small microcrustaceans.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 31-Jan-2013 | MODIFIED |