Freshwater Rotifera (Monogononta) from Hawaii-a preliminary checklist
Evenhuis NL, Eldredge LG, Jersabek CD. 2003. Freshwater Rotifera (Monogononta) from Hawaii-a preliminary checklist. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 74:46-72
Except for some groups of insects and molluscs, Hawaiian freshwater invertebrates have received little serious study so far. This is evident from previous compilations by the Hawaii Biological Survey (Eldredge & Miller, 1997), and particularly true of micrometazoa such as Rotifera, which are virtually unstudied taxonomically. Only a few records from Honolulu resulted from early European workers following voyages or expeditions in the early 20th century (Turner, 1996). In conducting a first systematic inventory within and among islands, taxocenes from various regions and all vegetation zones of Hawaii have been examined. Included were a variety of habitats from 81 streams, pools (natural and artificial), freshwater and mixohaline, ephemeral and perennial ponds and lakes, thermal pools, reservoirs, cave waters, phytotelmata, peat bogs, marshes, and taro fields. This sampling takes into account the great physiographic and climatic variation of the higher main islands with their sequentially younger geological ages. The list below of 140+ monogonont species has been compiled from predominantly live material that was studied from 51 sampling sites within two days after collection from each site. Most likely additional species and more species records will turn up upon analysis of the preserved material, thus the current list must be considered preliminary.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Evenhuis, Neal; Eldredge, Lucius; Jersabek, Christian
- Units
- HALE , HAVO
- Keywords
- Freshwater Invertebrates, Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, micrometazoa, Presence (Biodiversity), Rotifera, Vouchers