Rotifera from Western Australian wetlands with descriptions of two new species

Rotifera from Western Australian wetlands with descriptions of two new species

The rotifer fauna of 100 fresh and saline wetlands of southwest Western Australia is documented. A systematic list of 83 recorded taxa is given, with eleven new records for the continent and two new species (Brachionus pinneenaus n. sp. and Lecane boorali n. sp.) described and figured. Species assem...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hydrobiologia 1983-08, Vol.104 (1), p.9-17
Hauptverfasser: Koste, W., Shiel, R. J., Brock, M. A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Brackish
Freshwater
Marine
Rotifera
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Zusammenfassung:The rotifer fauna of 100 fresh and saline wetlands of southwest Western Australia is documented. A systematic list of 83 recorded taxa is given, with eleven new records for the continent and two new species (Brachionus pinneenaus n. sp. and Lecane boorali n. sp.) described and figured. Species assemblages are distinct from those of eastern Australia, with predominant taxa halophilous or indicative of ephemeral waters. Evolutionary and biogeographical relationship of the Western Australian rotifers are considered.
ISSN:0018-8158
1573-5117
DOI:10.1007/BF00045947