Limnias

Limnias
Limnias watumiwamusi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Rotifera
Class:	Monogononta
Order:	Flosculariaceae
Family:	Flosculariidae
Genus:	Limnias Schrank, 1803
Synonyms
CephalosiphonEhrenberg, 1853 LimnioidesTatem, 1868 LymniasOken, 1815

Limnias is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Flosculariidae. ^[1]

The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution. ^[1]

Species

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

• Limnias berzinsi Kordbacheh, Wallace & Walsh, 2018
• Limnias ceratophylli Schrank, 1803
• Limnias cornuella Rousselet, 1889
• Limnias floridensis Kordbacheh, Wallace & Walsh, 2018
• Limnias harringi Kordbacheh, Wallace & Walsh, 2018
• Limnias lenis Meksuwan, Jaturapruek & Maiphae, 2018
• Limnias melicerta Weisse, 1848
• Limnias myersi Kordbacheh, Wallace & Walsh, 2018
• Limnias myriophylli (Tatem, 1868)
• Limnias novemceras Meksuwan, Jaturapruek & Maiphae, 2018
• Limnias nymphaea Stenroos, 1898
• Limnias schranki Kordbacheh, Wallace & Walsh, 2018
• Limnias shiawasseensis Kellicott, 1888
• Limnias taylori Kordbacheh, Wallace & Walsh, 2018
• Limnias weissei Kordbacheh, Wallace & Walsh, 2018
• Limnias wrighti Kordbacheh, Wallace & Walsh, 2018
• Limnioides ceratophylli Schrank, 1803
• Limnioides cornuella Rousselet, 1889
• Limnioides melicerta Weisse, 1848
• Limnioides nymphaea Stenroos, 1898
• Limnioides shiawasseensis Kellicott, 1888
• BOLD:ADW2598 (Limnias sp.)

References

1. "Limnias Schrank, 1803". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 October 2025.