Kellicottia bostoniensis (Rousselet, 1908) es un rotífero planctónico, nativo de Norte América, pero reportado en Europa, Asia y hasta el momento en Sudamérica en Brasil y Argentina, donde ha sido señalado como especie invasora. En muestreos de zooplancton realizados en la zona fótica de diferentes ecosistemas colombianos (humedales urbanos, embalses y ríos) entre el 2019 y el 2022 se registraron individuos K. bostoniensis. Este trabajo representa el primer reporte para Colombia y el norte de Sudamérica expandiendo su rango de distribución en el continente. Los especímenes analizados muestran las características morfológicas y morfométricas típicas de la especie K. bostoniensis y una distribución en un amplio rango de condiciones ambientales, como ha sido reportado en otras regiones. Se evidencia su potencial invasor y la posibilidad de que su rango de distribución se expanda hacia otras cuencas y ecosistemas colombianos, así como otros países de Sur América.
We assessed the size variation of morphological traits in Bosmina freyi regarding changes in environmental variables, the biomass of invertebrate predators, and algal food availability in two depths of the photic zone, the riverine zone, and near the dam zone (lacustrine zone) in The Riogrande II reservoir. In 200 individuals of B. freyi, using the software TpsDig2 we measured the body size, mucron and antennule lengths, and the antennule aperture percentage. Using the Mann-Whitney U test, we assessed the differences between these traits considering the zones and the photic depths; however, we used a canonical discriminant analysis with morphologic traits and environmental variables. Measured morphological traits showed a heterogeneous distribution between sampled zones and depths (p < 0.05). The highest values mucron and antennule lengths and the smallest antennule aperture angle were observed on small body size individuals, associated with physical, chemical, and biological characteristics in the riverine zone and the subsurface. Size structure distribution in B. freyi was related to changes in water temperature, trophic state, depredation, availability, and quality of food, of which implications related to the zooplankton community structure, predator-prey relations, and energy flow in the reservoir.
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