On the rotifer fauna of Bermuda, including notes on the associated meiofauna and the description of a new species of Encentrum (Rotifera: Ploima: Dicranophoridae)

TY - JOUR

T1 - On the rotifer fauna of Bermuda, including notes on the associated meiofauna and the description of a new species of Encentrum (Rotifera

T2 - Ploima: Dicranophoridae)

AU - Sørensen, M. V.

PY - 2001/1/1

Y1 - 2001/1/1

N2 - The rotifer fauna of Bermuda was investigated by examining samples from 12 localities, including marine, brackish, and freshwater localities. The majority of the 14 species that were identified are common cosmopolites, but some also have a more limited distribution. No endemics were recorded. The dominant genus present in the samples, Lecane, was represented by 5 species. The relatively small total number of species is probably due to one or both of two factors: the lack of stable freshwater bodies, and Bermuda's isolated geographic position. All but one of the recorded species are new to Bermuda. One species, Encentrum astridae, is new to science. The species has previously been found in Danish waters. Finding the new species in both Danish and Bermudan waters suggests that it is distributed in at least the boreal and tropical West Atlantic regions.

AB - The rotifer fauna of Bermuda was investigated by examining samples from 12 localities, including marine, brackish, and freshwater localities. The majority of the 14 species that were identified are common cosmopolites, but some also have a more limited distribution. No endemics were recorded. The dominant genus present in the samples, Lecane, was represented by 5 species. The relatively small total number of species is probably due to one or both of two factors: the lack of stable freshwater bodies, and Bermuda's isolated geographic position. All but one of the recorded species are new to Bermuda. One species, Encentrum astridae, is new to science. The species has previously been found in Danish waters. Finding the new species in both Danish and Bermudan waters suggests that it is distributed in at least the boreal and tropical West Atlantic regions.

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M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:0034757894

SN - 0006-324X

VL - 114

SP - 725

EP - 736

JO - Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

JF - Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

IS - 3

ER -