Rotifer fauna of lakes and ponds over 2500 m above sea level in the Sierra Nevada, Spain, with description of a new subspecies

Morales‐Baquero, Rafael

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“…In contrast to the microcrustaceans, which have evolved true arctic/alpine species in the plankton, it would be premature to speak of alpine rotifers', as all these stenothermic species may find appropriate conditions also in the winter plankton or in the cold hypolimnion of lowland lakes . One interesting detail to be noted is the complete absence of Hexarthra bulgarica, which is common in the western part of the Alps (Tonolli & Tonolli, 1951) and the Sierra Nevada (Morales-Baquero, 1987 ;Morales-Baquero et al, 1989), and was reported also from high altitude lakes in Asia and America (see Cruz-Pizarro & Morales (1987) for details) . Dumont (1980) denoted this species as a typical high-mountain rotifer .…”

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“…The degree of taxonomic exactness was generally insufficient to provide a reliable first inventory of alpine rotifers . Rotifer communities from other palaearctic mountain ranges were investigated by Morales-Baquero (1987), Morales-Baquero et al (1989) in the Sierra Nevada, Margalef (1948), De Ridder (1964, Miracle (1978) in the Pyrenees, and Coussement & Dumont (1980) in the Atlas Mountains .…”

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Distribution and ecology of rotifer communities in high-altitude alpine sites ? a multivariate approach

Jersabek

1995

Hydrobiologia

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The distribution and ecology of benthic, periphytic and planktonic rotifers were investigated in a wide range of alpine waterbodies in Austria . A total of 162 substrate classified samples was taken at 60 sampling sites situated between 1824 m and 2753 m a .s .l . in the Central Alps (predominantly gneiss) and between 1290 m and 1643 m a.s .l . in the Northeastern Calcareous Alps . Multivariate analysis allowed the recognition of distinct sampling site groups . Different groups of taxa were identified on the basis of their total frequencies of occurrence and frequency of co-occurrence . Several species were shown to have distributions restricted to particular groups of habitats . Habitat complexity, as indicated by taxon diversity and density of submersed vegetation, pH, conductivity, and temperature seem to be the principal components affecting community composition and distribution of single species in alpine waterbodies . Highest diversities were measured in limestone solution lakes and acid bog ponds on primary bedrock . 75

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Distribution and ecology of rotifer communities in high-altitude alpine sites ? a multivariate approach

Jersabek

1995

Hydrobiologia

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“…Cosmopolite. It is a common species in littoral environments, but scarce in the Iberian Peninsula (Armengol et al, 1975;Guiset, 1976;Morales-Baquero, 1987).…”

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The rotifers of Spanish reservoirs: ecological, systematical and zoogeographical remarks

Manuel¹

2000

Limnetica

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This article covers the rotifer data from a 1987/1988 survey of one hundred Spanish reservoirs. From each species brief information is given, focused mainly on ecology, morphology, zoogeography and distribution both in Spain and within reservoirs. New autoecological information on each species is also established giving conductivity ranges, alkalinity, pH and temperature for each. Original drawings and photographs obtained on both optical and electronic microscopy are shown of the majority of the species found.In total one hundred and ten taxa were identified, belonging to 101 species, representing 20 families: Epiphanidae (1): Brachionidae ( 23); Euchlanidae (1); Mytilinidae (1 ): Trichotriidae (3): Colurellidae (8); Lecanidae ( 1 5 ) ; Proalidae (2); Lindiidae (1); Notommatidae ( 5 ) ; Trichocercidae (7); Gastropodidae ( 5 ) ; Synchaetidae (1 1); Asplanchnidae (3); Testudinellidae (3); Conochiliidae (5): Hexarthridae (2); Filiniidae (3); Collothecidae (2); Philodinidae (Bdelloidea) (I).Thirteen species were new records for the Iberian rotifer fauna:

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“…So far as rotifer associations were taken into account, this happened mainly as part of general zooplankton or limnological studies (Tonolli & Tonolli, 195 1;Eppacher, 1968;Schaber, 1988). Thus, information on benthic rotifers from alpine environments is scarce, though comparable sites were recently examined by Morales-Baquero (1987) and Morales-Baquero et al (1989) in the Sierra Nevada (Spain).…”

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Encentrum (Parencentrum) walterkostei n. sp., a new dicranophorid rotifer (Rotatoria: Monogononta) from the high alpine zone of the Central Alps (Austria)

Jersabek

1994

Hydrobiologia

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A new dicranophorid rotifer, Encentrum (Parencentrum) walterkostei nsp., is described from an oligotrophic alpine lake. The species was abundant in the psammolittoral of the 'Unterer Schwarzhornsee', 2543 m above sea level. The main distinguishing taxonomic features of the new species are long, swordshaped toes and only four vitellary nuclei. Its known occurrence in the sandy substrate of only one lake suggests a stenobiontic nature of this apparently oligothermic new species. Taxonomic problems associated with the EncentrumlDicranophorus group are briefly discussed.

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Rotifer fauna of lakes and ponds over 2500 m above sea level in the Sierra Nevada, Spain, with description of a new subspecies

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Distribution and ecology of rotifer communities in high-altitude alpine sites ? a multivariate approach

Distribution and ecology of rotifer communities in high-altitude alpine sites ? a multivariate approach

The rotifers of Spanish reservoirs: ecological, systematical and zoogeographical remarks

Encentrum (Parencentrum) walterkostei n. sp., a new dicranophorid rotifer (Rotatoria: Monogononta) from the high alpine zone of the Central Alps (Austria)

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