Check List 8(3): 375-407, doi: 10.15560/8.3.375
Synthesis of Brazilian Rotifera: an updated list of species
André R. S. Garraffoni‡,
Anete P. Lourenço‡ ‡ Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil
Corresponding author:
André Garraffoni
(
garraffoni@gmail.com
)
© 2017 André Garraffoni, Anete Lourenço. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
Garraffoni A, Lourenço A (2012) Synthesis of Brazilian Rotifera: an updated list of species. Check List 8(3): 375-407. https://doi.org/10.15560/8.3.375 | |
Abstract
A checklist of species of Rotifera recorded for Brazilian inland waters is provided. A total of 625 species, with representatives from 84 genera are listed. The list comprises reports of rotifers documented in 132 studies, including regional ecological (58%) and taxonomic/biodiversity (42%) studies carried out until early of the year 2012. More than 75% of the species were recorded from the states of Pará, São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco, and Minas Gerais. We hope that this survey will serve as a baseline for future studies.
Keywords
Rotifera; check list; Brazil; inland waters