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Diversity of Rotifers in Shallow Lake of Sultanpur National Park, Gurgaon (Haryana)

Diversity of Rotifers in Shallow Lake of Sultanpur National Park, Gurgaon (Haryana) Community composition, diversity and density of rotifers were analyzed in shallow lake of Sultanpur National Park, Gurgaon, Haryana (India) from February, 2011 to January, 2012. 32 species of rotifer were encountered belonging to 11 genera, 7 families and 3 orders. Order Monogononta had maximum species richness (27, 85 %) belonging to five families, namely, Brachionidae, Mytilinidae, Trichocercidae, Lecanidae and Gastropodidae. The most diversified genera was Brachionus, represented by eight species, namely, B. bidentata; B. quadridentatus; B. caudatus; B. diversicornis; B. forficula; B. patulus; B. plicatilis and B. calyciflorus. The least dominanted genera which were represented by single species includes Anuraeopsis sp., Gastropus sp. and Mytlina sp. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Proceedings of the Zoological Society Springer Journals

Diversity of Rotifers in Shallow Lake of Sultanpur National Park, Gurgaon (Haryana)

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2014 by Zoological Society, Kolkata, India
Subject
Life Sciences; Life Sciences, general; Zoology; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Biodiversity; Conservation Biology/Ecology
ISSN
0373-5893
eISSN
0974-6919
DOI
10.1007/s12595-013-0094-z
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Abstract

Community composition, diversity and density of rotifers were analyzed in shallow lake of Sultanpur National Park, Gurgaon, Haryana (India) from February, 2011 to January, 2012. 32 species of rotifer were encountered belonging to 11 genera, 7 families and 3 orders. Order Monogononta had maximum species richness (27, 85 %) belonging to five families, namely, Brachionidae, Mytilinidae, Trichocercidae, Lecanidae and Gastropodidae. The most diversified genera was Brachionus, represented by eight species, namely, B. bidentata; B. quadridentatus; B. caudatus; B. diversicornis; B. forficula; B. patulus; B. plicatilis and B. calyciflorus. The least dominanted genera which were represented by single species includes Anuraeopsis sp., Gastropus sp. and Mytlina sp.

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Proceedings of the Zoological SocietySpringer Journals

Published: Feb 6, 2014

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