A5088334258- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Tardigrade Biology and Ecology
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Marine and environmental studies
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
University of Antwerp
2012-2024
Institute of Ecosystem Study
2016
National Research Council
2016
Harvard University
1992
Background Biogeographical and macroecological principles are derived from patterns of distribution in large organisms, whereas microscopic ones have often been considered uninteresting, because their supposed wide distribution. Here, after reporting the results an intensive faunistic survey marine animals (meiofauna) Northern Sardinia, we test for effect body size, dispersal ability, habitat features on several groups. Methodology/Principal Findings As a dataset use workshop held at La...
Cotylegaleata iskenderunensis n. sp. is described from a freshwater wetland (Sariseki) at Iskenderun, Turkey. This the second species within genus. differs only known congener, C. perplexa De Smet, 2007, in shape of trunk and foot, particularly cotyle structure trophi. The diagnosis genus family amended.
Abstract Limnognathia maerski , class Micrognathozoa, so far known only from Arctic Greenland, is reported the subantarctic Crozet Islands. Fine morphology of trophi redescribed using scanning electron microscopy. Results show that are composed same functional units, i.e. incus, paired mallei and epipharynx, as found in Rotifera Monogononta. The zoogeography species briefly discussed.
Rotifers are microscopic aquatic animals that comprise more than 1800 species. Most rotifer species live in freshwater and limno-terrestrial habitats, while thalassic environments (brackish+seawater) thought to host few No recent review of saline rotifers is available. Here we report the results a literature concerning from environments, distinguished into three categories: stenohaline, euryhaline, haloxenous, found both truly marine habitats and/or inland waters. A total about 200 studies,...
Many, mostly older, names of animal species are nomenclaturally problematic, either because their orthography is unstable, orthey cannot be linked reliably to a taxonomic identity, due the lack recognisable descriptions and/or types. Yet, they repre-sent available (sensu International Code Zoological Nomenclature) and must taken into account in zoologicalworks. This situation, with senior, yet dubious confounding nomenclature, undesirable. It creates uncertain-ties at time when molecular...
Aquatic faunas in fresh, brackish, and salt waters are usually well defined differ amongst these three habitats. Nonetheless, some animals known to be euryhaline, namely present across wide salinity ranges. The tolerance of putative euryhaline species has, however been refuted cases by DNA taxonomy, which has uncovered cryptic diversity with narrow ecological niches. We aim improve knowledge on the euryhalinism microinvertebrates test whether it might actually a real phenomenon or if mostly...
De Smet W. H. & Verolet M. 2009. — On two new species of Proales from France, with reallocation Dicranophorus liepolti Donner, 1964 and D. secretus 1951 (Rotifera, Monogononta). Zoosystema 31 (4): 959-973.Two rotifer, ardechensis n. sp. P. laticauda (Monogononta, Proalidae) the Ardèche, are described illustrated. is readily distinguished its congeners by stout foot composed 4 pseudosegments which penultimate one bears an antenna at posterior margin dorsally, malleate trophi bearing...
We present a data set on Antarctic biodiversity for the phylum Rotifera, making it publicly available through Biodiversity Information facility. provide taxonomic information, geographic distribution, location, and habitat each record. The gathers all published literature about rotifers found identified across Continental, Maritime, Subantarctic biogeographic regions of Antarctica. A total 1455 records in Antarctica from 1907 to 2018 is reported, with information hierarchies, updated...
Arctic terrestrial invertebrate biodiversity is generally poorly known, but the archipelago of Svalbard has one most up-to-date inventories its and freshwater faunas any region, offering a baseline for long term monitoring communities in space time. Since recent review fauna was produced 2014, knowledge this developed inventory here critically revised updated. Our aims are (1) to based on current taxonomic knowledge, (2) publish complete species inventory, including cross-referencing...
Colonisation and immigration history is often neglected as a factor when investigating community or species distribution patterns. However, for dynamic systems that are still reacting to large-scale environmental change, such the retreat of ice since last glacial maximum, colonisation may explain large amount variation between geographically distinct communities. The High Arctic archipelago Svalbard presents an opportunity test whether it possible observe effects biogeographical patterns on...
Periphytic rotifer assemblages from lentic habitats are understudied. To improve knowledge on the principal environmental determinants of their structure and composition, we examined summer periphyton 184 freshwater bodies a taxonomic multi-trait-based perspective. Only latter allowed consideration all bdelloids. Alpha diversity decreased with electrolyte aluminium concentration but increased macrophyte richness, pointing at salinization, metal toxicity loss structural niche heterogeneity as...
Following ICZN (1999) Article 79 Chapter 17 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted-sites/iczn/code/), we, with the full support of international community rotifer researchers as expressed during subsequent Rotifera symposia, developed a Candidate Part List Available Names for species and genera from start zoological nomenclature to year 2000.
The epibiotic rotifers of a Gammarus pulex (L.) collection from the Ardèche, France are reported. Four species were found, which Cephalodella jersabeki n. sp. and Proales gammaricola new to science described. other species, Dicranophorus cambari Wulfert Embata laticeps (Murray), commented upon. SEM micrographs trophi presented, or amended terminology is proposed for some diagnostic parts.