Abstract
The occurrence of Proales rotifers in saline springs in the Namib desert, Namibia, is documented. The salinity tolerated by P. similis similis is shown to be 98%. or almost three times the concentration of sea water. P. namibiensis, a new species from a saline spring supporting a colony of foraminifera, is described and figured.
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Brain, C.K., Koste, W. Rotifers of the genus Proales from saline springs in the Namib desert, with the description of a new species. Hydrobiologia 255, 449–454 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00025872
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