| Autor: |
Kour, Supreet, Slathia, Deepanjali, Kour, Sarbjeet |
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Symbiosis (03345114); Dec2022, Vol. 88 Issue 1-3, p11-19, 9p |
| Abstrakt: |
The epibiotic relationship was studied between the rotifer Brachionus rubens and five cladocerans (Daphnia carinata, Moina micrura, Simocephalus vetulus, Diaphanosoma sarsi, and Ceriodaphnia cornuta) present in lentic waters of four water bodies in the Jammu region of India. The association was assessed to be facultative in nature. This epizoic lifestyle of B. rubens is predicted to be a defence against predatory rotifers because the co-occurrence of B. rubens and its predator Asplanchna was observed during periods of infestation. The epibiotic rotifer seemed to have several adverse effects on its cladoceran hosts, including reduced locomotion. Epibiosis was observed particularly during the period with low dissolved oxygen levels. The findings of this study imply that the occurrence of epibiosis is related to high organic contents in the water body. This type of epibiotic association is reported for the first time from water bodies in this region of India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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