Rotifera of the Três Lagoas Lake Complex, João Pessoa, state of Paraíba, Brazil

By

Dantas-Silva, Lays Tamara
Dantas, Ênio Wocyli

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012-2-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

8

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

135--137

Subjects

Brazil , Paraíba , Rotifera , species inventory , urban lakes , Zooplankton

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/8.1.135

 

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to survey the rotifer composition of the Três Lagoas Lake Complex in the city of João Pessoa, state of Paraíba, Brazil. These urban lakes receive waste from the surrounding neighborhoods. Samples were carried out every two months between August 2008 and August 2009. The rotifers were identified using an optical microscope and specialized literature. Seventeen species were found, distributed among eight families and ten genera. Brachionidae was the most representative family. There were four new records for the state of Paraíba – Asplanchna priodonta (Gosse, 1850), Asplanchna sp., Rotaria rotatoria (Pallas, 1766) and Squatinella sp.