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Five small ponds on Cape Herschel, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T. (latitude 78° 37′ N; 74° 42′ W) were investigated, and their rotifer fauna discussed. Although the number of individuals is very low, the rotifer assemblage is remarkably rich (33 species), especially considering the harsh environmental conditions, and the short ice-free period of only six weeks. The shallow ponds are all alkaline, and the rotifer species are either cosmopolitan, or very rare. Proales kostei n. sp. is described.
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Nogrady, T., Smol, J.P. Rotifers from five high arctic ponds (Cape Herschel, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T.). Hydrobiologia 173, 231–242 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00008970
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