Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The First Record of Morphologically Identified Some New Rotifer Species from Kumaraswamy Lake, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India

  • ZOOLOGY
  • Published:
Biology Bulletin Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Rotifer species are widely used as biomonitoring agents of water quality parameters. Therefore, assessment of rotifer diversity is very important to get current information about the status of the aquatic environment. Hence, during the study period seven new rotifer species were identified for the first time in Kumaraswamy Lake, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India, and they were described based on their morphological features by referring to standard manuals and textbooks. In addition, some hydrographical characteristics like water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, total dissolved solids, and electrical conductivity were analysed during the study period.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1.
Fig. 2.

Similar content being viewed by others

REFERENCES

  1. Baloch, W.A., Suzuki H., and Onoue, Y., Occurrence of planktonic rotifer Flinia longiseta in Southern Kyushu, Japan, Pak. J. Zool., 2000, vol. 32, pp. 279–281.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Battish, S.K., Freshwater Zooplankton of India, New Delhi: Oxford and IBH Publication Co., 1992, pp. 1–233.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Bera, D., Using zooplankton community to assess water quality and trophic condition of Lake Saheb Bandh, Purulia, West Bengal, India, Int. J. Aquat. Sci., 2021, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 4471–4498.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Covich, A.P., Thorp, J.H., and Rogers, D.C., Introduction to the subphylum Crustacea, in Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, Academic, 2010, pp. 695–723.

    Google Scholar 

  5. Donner, J., Rotifers, London: Frederick Warne and Company Limited, 1966.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Dusenbery, D.B., Living at Micro Scale: The Unexpected Physics of Being Small, Harvard University Press, 2009.

    Google Scholar 

  7. Edmondson, W.T., Freshwater Biology, New York: Wiley, 1959, 2nd ed.

    Google Scholar 

  8. Fulton, J.A., Laboratory Manual for the Identification of British Columbia Marine Zooplankton, Queen’s Printer, 1968, no. 55.

  9. Gabaldón, C., Devetter, M., Hejzlar, J., Šimek, K., Znachor, P., Nedoma, J., and Seda, J., Repeated flood disturbance enhances rotifer dominance and diversity in a zooplankton community of a small dammed mountain pond, J. Limnol., 2017, vol. 76, no. 2.

  10. Kalpana, R., Bhavan, P.S., and Udayasuriyan, R., Water physico-chemical characteristics, species diversity and density of zooplankton in two perennial lakes of Coimbatore City (India), Annu. Res. Rev. Biol., 2017, pp. 1–17.

  11. Mohan, B. and Priyadarshinee, S., A study on the diversity and community structure of freshwater zooplankton and Ichthyofaunal in Kumaraswamy Lake, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India, J. Mater. Environ. Sci., 2022, vol. 13, no. 11, pp. 1327–1338.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Ojha, N.K. and Kumar, V., An ecological study on the lentic water body of Baniyapur with reference to planktonic diversity, Open Access Repository, 2022, vol. 8, no. 03, pp. 199–209.

    Google Scholar 

  13. Rahim, S.A., Radhika, R., and Mathew, S., A review on the effect of seasons and pollution on plankton diversity in Indian freshwaters, Uttar Pradesh J. Zool., 2022, vol. 43, no. 11, pp. 58–67.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Ricci, C. and Balsamo, M., The biology and ecology of lotic rotifers and gastrotrichs, Freshwater Biol., 2000, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 15–28.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Sahni, K. and Yadav S., Seasonal variations in physico-chemical parameters of Bharawas Pond, Rewari, Haryana, Asian J. Exp. Sci., 2012, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 61–64.

    Google Scholar 

  16. Shiel, R.J., A Guide to Identification of Rotifers, Cladocerans and Copepods from Australian Inland Waters, 1995.

    Google Scholar 

  17. Singh, U.B., Ahluwalia, A.S., Sharma, C., Jindal, R., and Thakur, R.K., Planktonic indicators: a promising tool for monitoring water quality (early-warning signals), Ecol., Environ. Conserv., 2013, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 793–800.

    Google Scholar 

  18. Stemberger, R.S., A Guide to Rotifers of the Laurentian Great Lakes, Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, 1979, vol. 1.

    Google Scholar 

  19. Surajit, M., Monoj, P., Sulogna, B., Sunirmal, K., and Dipankar, S., A study of plankton diversity of some ponds of Bankura Town, West Bengal, India, Environ. Ecol., 2019, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 1115–1123.

    Google Scholar 

  20. Wilson, J.G. and Fleeger, J.W., Estuarine Benthos. Estuarine Ecology, Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell, 2012, pp. 303–325.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Author was thankful to Department of Environmental sciences, Bharathiar university, Coimbatore—641046, Tamil Nadu, India.

Funding

Not Applicable.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Environmental Sciences, Bharathiar University, 641046, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Bala Mohan

Authors
  1. Bala Mohan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Bala Mohan.

Ethics declarations

The author declares no conflicts of interest. This article does not contain any studies involving animals or human participants performed by the author.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Bala Mohan The First Record of Morphologically Identified Some New Rotifer Species from Kumaraswamy Lake, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 50, 969–972 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359023601027

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359023601027

Keywords:

Search

Navigation