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Rotifers from inland water bodies of continental Ecuador and Galapagos Islands: An updated checklist
Authors: Carlos López, Luz Marina Soto, Wilson Lafuente, Georgia Stamou, Evangelia Michaloudi, Spiros Papakostas, Diego Fontaneto
Publisher: MAGNOLIA PRESS
Publication year: 2020
Journal: Zootaxa
Journal name in source: ZOOTAXA
Journal acronym: ZOOTAXA
Volume: 4768
Issue: 4
First page : 551
Last page: 564
Number of pages: 14
ISSN: 1175-5326
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4768.4.6
Abstract
We present an updated checklist of the rotifer fauna from inland aquatic habitats in continental Ecuador and the Galapagos islands based on published rotifer records found in the literature. The checklist summarizes the status of the current taxonomic and faunistic knowledge on rotifers in Ecuador, updates the nomenclature, and reports the regions where each species has been found in the country. A total of 287 valid species (269 monogononts and 18 bdelloids was found. The Ecuadorian region with the highest number of records was Amazonia (228) followed by the Coastal region (139) and the Andes (121), whereas in the Galapagos Archipelago only 40 species have been recorded. Studies of the rotifer fauna of the areas are scarce and quite recent, pointing to important gaps in our knowledge on taxonomy and biogeography of Ecuadorian rotifers.
We present an updated checklist of the rotifer fauna from inland aquatic habitats in continental Ecuador and the Galapagos islands based on published rotifer records found in the literature. The checklist summarizes the status of the current taxonomic and faunistic knowledge on rotifers in Ecuador, updates the nomenclature, and reports the regions where each species has been found in the country. A total of 287 valid species (269 monogononts and 18 bdelloids was found. The Ecuadorian region with the highest number of records was Amazonia (228) followed by the Coastal region (139) and the Andes (121), whereas in the Galapagos Archipelago only 40 species have been recorded. Studies of the rotifer fauna of the areas are scarce and quite recent, pointing to important gaps in our knowledge on taxonomy and biogeography of Ecuadorian rotifers.
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