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Hidden invertebrate diversity - phytotelmata in Bromeliaceae from palm houses and florist wholesalers (Poland)

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Bromeliads accumulate water in the leaf axils (forming phytotelmata), which may then form a habitat for many animal species of both invertebrates and vertebrates. In temperate regions, bromeliads are commonly displayed in palm houses and distributed by florist wholesalers. Taking into account the fact that global plant trade can be a source of spreading alien species, the phytotelmata that had formed within the bromeliads were examined here in order to study the protists and invertebrates associated with this habitat. In the examined Bromeliaceae micro-reservoirs representatives of testate amoebae (Euglyphida and Arcellinida), Gastrotricha, Nematoda, Rotifera, Polychaeta, Cladocera, Copepoda and mites (Oribatida, Mesostigmata and Heterostigmatina) were found. Additionally, unidentified Nemertea, Turbellaria, Insecta larvae and single representative of Mollusca were also found. Thirty taxa are recorded for the first time from bromeliads micro-reservoirs. Among the identified taxa, the gastrotrich Chaetonotus (Hystricochaetonotus) furcatus Kisielewski, 1991 was found, which was previously known only from bromeliads in the natural environment in South America. Nematodes belonging to Clarkus spp. were found in the Bromeliaceae reservoirs for the first time. Additionally, the tropical mite Phthiracarus (Phthiracarus) phoxos Niedbala, 2004, previously known from Cuba in the natural environment and other greenhouses in Poland, was also found in the studied phytotelmata. Steneotarsonemus ananas (Tryon, 1898) sensu Beer, 1954 was recorded from Poland for the first time. Some of the mite specimens, e.g., Mesostigmata and Heterostigmatina, had most likely accidentally been caught in the phytotelmatum, which acted like a trap; but others, especially freshwater fauna representatives can be a constant element of the phytotelmata merocenoses. Our study provides comprehensive analysis of fauna living in these exceptional micro-habitats, and it underlines the possibility of passive invertebrate dispersal within bromeliad micro-reservoirs and between different localities, e.g., florist shops and markets as well as greenhouses.

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Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank the staff at the Łódź Palm House, especially Mrs. Celina Kozubek-Euejda and Justyna Wylazłowska, and members of the Section of Invertebrate Research (Student Naturalist Society) of Adam Mickiewicz University especially Mrs. Aleksandra Łukasiewicz, Mrs. Natalia Szudarek and Mr. Sebastian Chmielewski, and of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology at Łódź University for their kindness and support during collection of the samples. The authors are grateful to Prof. Wojciech Niedbała for his help in identifying the mites. This research study was supported by the Dean of the Faculty of Biology (AMU) project titled “Palm houses in Poland as biodiversity hotspots and their role in the introduction of alien species” for MK and KZ.

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  1. Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznaá, Poland

    Małgorzata Kolicka, Wojciech Magowski, Ziemowit Olszanowski & Krzysztof Zawierucha

  2. Department of Forest Pathology, Life Sciences University, Wojska Polskiego 71c, 60-625, Poznań, Poland

    Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz

  3. Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-237, Łódź, Poland

    Kamil Hupało & Aleksandra Jabłońska

  4. Department of Marine Ecology, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712, Sopot, Poland

    Lech Kotwicki

  5. Department of Zoology, Institute of Plant Protection- National Research Institute, Władysława Węgorka 20, 60-318, Poznań, Poland

    Franciszek KOrnobis

  6. Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Monitoring & Department of Biogeography and Palaeoecology, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University, Dzięgielowa 27, 61-680, Poznań, Poland

    Mariusz Lamentowicz, Katarzyna Marcisz & Monika Katarzyna Reczuga

  7. Department of Water Protection, Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznań, Poland

    Małgorzata Pronin

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Kolicka, M., Gwiazdowicz, D.J., Hupało, K. et al. Hidden invertebrate diversity - phytotelmata in Bromeliaceae from palm houses and florist wholesalers (Poland). Biologia 71, 194–203 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2016-0026

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