Protistology 12 (2), 81–96 (2018) |
Heterotrophic flagellates in the primary lakes and hollow-pools of mires in the European North of Russia |
I.D. Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Russia | Submitted April 4, 2018 | Accepted June 18, 2018 | Summary Species diversity and morphology of heterotrophic flagellates from 5 primary mire lakes and 4 secondary hollow-pools in mires were studied. Samples were taken from three microbiotopes: plankton, benthos, and periphyton. Micrographs and morphological descriptions for all observed species were given. A total of 40 species and forms were found. The most common species were Bodo saltans, Goniomonas truncata, Neobodo designis, Rhynchomonas nasuta, and Ancyromonas sigmoides. The higher species richness, as well as the greater number of unique species was registered in primary mire lakes. Bodo saltans, Neobodo designis, and Spumella sp. were found in all types of the studied microbiotopes. Greater species diversity was discovered in benthos.
Key words: heterotrophic flagellates, species diversity, morphology, mires, primary mire lakes, hollow-pools
Address for correspondence: Kristina I. Prokina. I.D. Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters of Russian Academy of Sciences, 109, Borok, Nekouzskiy destrict, Yaroslavskaya Oblast’, 152742, Russia; e-mail: kristin892@mail.ru |
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