Report on rotifers from Barentsøya, Svalbard (78°30' N)

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Willem H. De Smet

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Altogether 16 plankton and 18 submerged moss samples, from 18 different water bodies on Barentsøya, were analyzed for their rotifer content. The samples were collected on 29 August 1985. Sixty-three taxa of rotifers are reported, 17 of which represent new records for Svalbard, and 13 are new for the high arctic fauna. Wide-ranging taxa are dominant. Variations in surface area, pH and ionic composition seem important in controlling the communities. Lecane piepelsi n.sp. is described.

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De Smet, W. H. (1993). Report on rotifers from Barentsøya, Svalbard (78°30’ N). Fauna Norvegica, 14, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.5324/fn.v14i0.6034
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