Information on the distribution of

Information on the distribution of rotifer species is obtained from Segers (1996,2007), except for those species-level taxa that were, for any reason, not included in those works [Collotheca algicola (Hudson, 1886), Lepadella monostyla f. caudata (Koste, 1972), Stephanoceros millsii (Kellicott, 1885),Trichocerca inermis (Linder, 1904) and Trichocerca tenuidens (Hauer, 1931)].