Abstract

TOSCANO, Emily  and  SEVERINO, Ruperto. Brachionidae (Rotifera: Monogononta) from El Paraíso albufera and report of Brachionus ibericus in Peru. Rev. peru biol. [online]. 2013, vol.20, n.2, pp.177-180. ISSN 1727-9933.

This paper reports the Brachionidae species recognized in samples collected in October 2010 in the albufera Laguna El Paraiso, Huacho (11°13’ − 11°10'S , 77°35' − 77°40'W). Five species were determined: Keratella tropica, Brachionus quadridentatus, B. urceolaris, B. angularis and B. ibericus Ciros-Pérez 2001, which is a new report for Peru and this report expanding its worldwide distribution

Keywords : Zooplankton; cosmopolitan species; cryptic specie; Brachionus plicatilis complex.

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