Mniobia tarda is a microscopic animal, a rotifer too small to see clearly without magnification. It belongs to the phylum Rotifera, the rotifers, and within that group to the class Eurotatoria.
Its order is Bdelloidea, the bdelloid rotifers, and its family is Philodinidae. Biologists place the species in this family to show how it is related to other rotifers.
Distribution and Habitat
Mniobia tarda belongs to the family Philodinidae, a group of bdelloid rotifers. Its place in that family is the most firm fact about where it fits in the living world.
Cultural Significance
Mniobia tarda is known mainly to microscopists and biologists who study rotifers.
Ecology and classification
Classification
- Phylum
- Rotifera
- Class
- Eurotatoria
- Order
- Bdelloidea
- Family
- Philodinidae
- Genus
- Mniobia
- Species
- Mniobia tarda