Rotifera of some lakes in the floodplain of the River Niger (Imo State, Nigeria). II: Faunal composition and diversity

Rotifera of some lakes in the floodplain of the River Niger (Imo State, Nigeria). II: Faunal composition and diversity

Samples were collected from 13 localities in the lower delta of the Niger river using a plankton net of 50 um mesh size. They were obtained during the dry and rainy seasons: 207 species of monogonont rotifers were recorded. Lecane was the most common genus with 59 species, 10 of which appeared endem...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hydrobiologia 1993, Vol.250 (1), p.63-71
Hauptverfasser: SEGERS, H, NWADIARO, C. S, DUMONT, H. J
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Sprache:eng
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Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Less representative or incertae sedis groups: acanthocephala, chaetognatha, gnathostomulida, lophophoria, merostomata, mesozoa, myxozoa, nematorhyncha, pararthropoda, placozoa, priapuloidea, prochordata, pycnogonida, rotifera
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Zusammenfassung:Samples were collected from 13 localities in the lower delta of the Niger river using a plankton net of 50 um mesh size. They were obtained during the dry and rainy seasons: 207 species of monogonont rotifers were recorded. Lecane was the most common genus with 59 species, 10 of which appeared endemic to the region. Tropical and sub-tropical floodplains were the world's richest habitats for rotifers. There are 37 references. (see also preceeding abstract).
ISSN:0018-8158
1573-5117
DOI:10.1007/BF00007495