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Class
Monogononta-Order Ploima
Family Dicranophoridae
Based on: A Guide to the Rotifers of the Laurentian Great
Lakes. RS Stemberger. 1979. U.S. EPA. EPA-600.
with additions from:
A
Lakewide Comparison of Zooplankton Biomass and Its Species Composition
in Lake Erie, 1983-87. Makarewicz, Joseph C.J. Great Lakes Res. 19(2):275-290.
1993.
A
Decade of Predatory Control of Zooplankton Species Composition of Lake
Michigan. Makarewicz, Joseph C., Bertram, Paul, Lewis, Theodore, and
Brown, Jr., Edward H. J. Great Lakes Res. 21(4):620-640. 1995.
Feasibility
of Shoreside Monitoring of the Great Lakes. Makarewicz, Joseph C. J.
Great Lakes Res. 17(3):344-360. 1991.
Lake
Huron Rotifer and Crustacean Zooplankton, APRIL-JULY, 1980. Evans,
Marlene S. J. Great Lakes Res. 12(4):281-292. 1986.
Seasonal
Abundance of Planktonic Rotifers in a Nearshore Area of Central Lake
Michigan. Duffy, Walter G., and Liston, Charles R. J. Great Lakes Res.
4(1):46-49. 1978.
Lake
Superior: an invasion coldspot? 2003. Igor A. Grigorovich, Alexei V.
Korniushin, Derek K. Gray, Ian C. Duggan, Robert I. Colautti& Hugh
J. MacIsaac. Hydrobiologia 499: 191-210.
*None of the consulted references included information
on Lake Superior rotifers.
Albertia naidis |
Great Lakes Species: Albertia naidis |
Profile: Parasitic |
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Aspelta aper |
Great Lakes Species: Aspelta aper |
Profile: |
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Dicranophorus
spp. |
Great Lakes Species: D.caudatus,
D. forcipatus, D. grandis, D. mesotis, D. tegillus
Alternative Names: Dicranophorus caudatus = Diglena biraphis;
Dicranophorus forcipatus = Diglena forcipata; Dicranophorus
grandis = Diglena grandis |
Profile: Predaceous.
D.caudatus - 260um.
D. forcipatus - Diet includes bdelloid rotifers, Cephalodella and Trichocerca.
300um.
D. mesotis - 280um. |
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Encentrum spp. |
Great Lakes Species: E. felis, E. saundersiae
Alternative Names: Encentrum felis = Proales felis; Encentrum
saundersiae = Taphrocampa saundersiae |
Profile: May be predaceous.
E. felis - 135um.
E. saundersiae - 165-350um. |
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Wierzejkiella
velox |
Great Lakes Species: Wierzejkiella velox |
Profile: Probably a predator. 230-350um |
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