Jersabek, C. D.; Segers H.; Leitner M. (2026). Rotifer World Catalog (RWC). Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134990 on 2026-03-21
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Keratella cochlearis - Original description image
Keratella cochlearis f. aspina - Original description image
Keratella cochlearis f. macracantha - Original description image
Keratella cochlearis f. micracantha - Original description image
Keratella cochlearis f. robusta - Original description image
Keratella cochlearis f. tuberculata - Original description image
Keratella cochlearis var. baicalensis - Original description image
Keratella cochlearis var. baltica - Original description image
Keratella cochlearis var. faluta - Original description image
Keratella cochlearis var. leptacantha - Original description image
Keratella cochlearis var. leptacantha f. ecaudata - Original description image
Keratella cochlearis var. recurvispina - Original description image
Keratella cochlearis var. scutiformis - Original description image
Keratella longispina - Original description image
Keratella stipitata - Original description image
fig.4a included as K. cochlearis var. robusta by Koste (1978:pl.23, fig.8)
ID requires verification - unusual morph or different taxon?
sub Keratella cochlearis irregularis (Lauterborn)
fig.1c incuded as K. cochlearis var. tecta f. micracantha by Koste (1978:pl.24,fig.2f)
Keratella cochlearis var. leptacantha f. ecaudata
Image courtesy of ANSP (Jersabek et al. 2003) [Ref.15798]; female, dorsal view (specimen shown at different magnifications)
Image courtesy of ANSP (Jersabek et al. 2003) [Ref.15798]; female lorica, dorsal view
Image courtesy of ANSP (Jersabek et al. 2003) [Ref.15798]; female, dorsal view
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Belgium
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Scheldt estuary
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Nieuwpoort
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Lombardsijde
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Oostende
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - St-Pieters-op-de-Dijk (Brugge)
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Faroe Islands
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Romanian Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Ukrainian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Shetland
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis nordica Kutikova, 1978 - East European Russia
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Brazil
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis pachyacantha Thomasson, 1980 - Brazil
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Austria
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Galápagos
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Germany
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis f. micracantha (Lauterborn, 1900) - Germany
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis var. macracantha (Lauterborn, 1898) - Germany
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis f. robusta (Lauterborn, 1900) - Germany
Distribution for Keratella stipitata (Ehrenberg, 1838) - Czech Republic
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Mongolia
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis f. micracantha (Lauterborn, 1900) - Mongolia
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Myanmar
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis f. micracantha (Lauterborn, 1900) - Myanmar
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Spain
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis f. micracantha (Lauterborn, 1900) - Spain
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis var. macracantha (Lauterborn, 1898) - Spain
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis f. robusta (Lauterborn, 1900) - Spain
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Thailand
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Kärnten
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Salzburg
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) - Great Lakes
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis var. faluta Ahlstrom, 1943 - Great Lakes
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis f. robusta (Lauterborn, 1900) - Great Lakes
Distribution for Keratella cochlearis f. micracantha (Lauterborn, 1900) - Hainan
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 134941
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
Taxon Description IUCN Habitats Classification Scheme (version 3.1) for Taxon denoted by name 1800882
Taxon Description IUCN Habitats Classification Scheme (version 3.1) for Taxon denoted by name 1800883
Taxon Description IUCN Habitats Classification Scheme (version 3.1) for Taxon denoted by name 1800884
Taxon Description IUCN Habitats Classification Scheme (version 3.1) for Taxon denoted by name 1801076
Taxon Description IUCN Habitats Classification Scheme (version 3.1) for Taxon denoted by name 1801267