Rotifer Species Diversity in Mexico: An Updated Checklist
Por:
Sarma, S. S. S., Antonio Jimenez-Santos, Marco, Nandini, S.
Publicada:
1 jul 2021
Resumen:
A review of the Mexican rotifer species diversity is presented here. To
date, 402 species of rotifers have been recorded from Mexico, besides a
few infraspecific taxa such as subspecies and varieties. The rotifers
from Mexico represent 27 families and 75 genera. Molecular analysis
showed about 20 cryptic taxa from species complexes. The genera Lecane,
Trichocerca, Brachionus, Lepadella, Cephalodella, Keratella, Ptygura,
and Notommata accounted for more than 50% of all species recorded from
the Mexican territory. The diversity of rotifers from the different
states of Mexico was highly heterogeneous. Only five federal entities
(the State of Mexico, Michoacan, Veracruz, Mexico City, Aguascalientes,
and Quintana Roo) had more than 100 species. Extrapolation of rotifer
species recorded from Mexico indicated the possible occurrence of more
than 600 species in Mexican water bodies, hence more sampling effort is
needed. In the current review, we also comment on the importance of
seasonal sampling in enhancing the species richness and detecting exotic
rotifer taxa in Mexico.
Filiaciones:
Sarma, S. S. S.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, FES Iztacala, Lab Aquat Zool, Av Los Barrios 1, Tlalnepantla 54090, Mexico
Antonio Jimenez-Santos, Marco:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ciencias Mar & Limnol, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Nandini, S.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, FES Iztacala, Lab Aquat Zool, Av Los Barrios 1, Tlalnepantla 54090, Mexico
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