A modern approach to rotiferan phylogeny: Combining morphological and molecular data

Sørensen, Martin V.; Giribet, Gonzalo

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.04.001

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“…We therefore consider it appropriate to establish that P. similis is able to grow in a wide range of salinity, confirming that the species is euryhaline. This is corroborated by the works of De Smet (1996), Sørensen (2001), Sørensen and Giribet (2006) and Segers (2007), which indicate that P. similis is a cosmopolitan species that has been reported in marine, estuarine and brackish waters, while Maitland (1977) reported it in British freshwater lakes, and Wallace, Walsh, Schröder, Rico-Martínez, and RiosArana (2008) reported it for the first time in saline waters of the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico. Brain and Koste (1993) point out that the species tolerates salinities of up to 98 psu.…”

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Reyes¹,

Monteon²,

Urreta³

et al. 2017

Turk. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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The effect of different salinities on growth, crude protein and total energy on a Mexican strain of the minute rotifer Proales similis (GenBank KM078762) were evaluated. The experiment was conducted at 5, 15, 25 and 35 psu, with five replicates. Rotifers were fed twice a day with Nannochloropsis sp., temperature, dissolved oxygen and pH values were maintained at 25±1°C, 5±1 mg L -1 and 8±1 respectively. Results show that salinity does not affect the intrinsic rate of population growth (r=0.46 to 0.51 day -1 ) and duplication time (Dt=1.36 to 1.51 days) for P. similis. Maximum density (Dmax) values were lower at 35 psu (1,703 rotifers ml -1 ), whereas Dmax values were between 2,488 to 2,560 rotifers ml -1 at 5, 15 and 25 psu. Crude protein fluctuated between 25.3 and 42.8% dry biomass (DB), while energy content varied between 11.8 and 19.9 J mg -1 DB; values were significantly lower at 35 psu. Observed population growth parameters and the protein and energy content between 5-25 psu, indicate that P. similis can be successfully reared below 35 psu, making P. similis very suitable when fish larvae require a small rotifer due to sizing of mouth gap at the beginning of exogenous feeding.

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Reyes¹,

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Urreta³

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“…[54,55] Homology statements about pedomorphic characters can be complicated by cryptic convergent evolution, which underscores the importance of building robust molecular phylogenetic frameworks for the meiofunal lineages of interest. [56,57] Acoels, e.g., were only recently hypothesized to be separate and distinct from the Platyhelminthes [38,39,58] because these lineages share a large suite of ancestral bilaterian features. Overall, convergent evolution and the highly reduced body plans of meiofauna make the discovery, delineation, and identification of these lineages difficult.…”

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Masters of miniaturization: Convergent evolution among interstitial eukaryotes

Rundell

Leander

2010

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Marine interstitial environments are teeming with an extraordinary diversity of coexisting microeukaryotic lineages collectively called "meiofauna." Interstitial habitats are broadly distributed across the planet, and the complex physical features of these environments have persisted, much like they exist today, throughout the history of eukaryotes, if not longer. Although our general understanding of the biological diversity in these environments is relatively poor, compelling examples of developmental heterochrony (e.g., pedomorphosis) and convergent evolution appear to be widespread among meiofauna. Therefore, an improved understanding of meiofaunal biodiversity is expected to provide some of the deepest insights into the following themes in evolutionary biology: (i) the origins of novel body plans, (ii) macroevolutionary patterns of miniaturization, and (iii) the intersection of evolution and community assembly - e.g., "community convergence" involving distantly related lineages that span the tree of eukaryotes.

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“…Cladistic and molecular evidence have not yet resolved the phylogenetic relationship within Rotifera, the closest relatives of bdelloids may be either monogononts or seisonids and acanthocephalans (Melone et al 1998;Garcia Varela et al 2000;, 2005Herlyn et al 2003;Funch et al 2005;Sørensen & Giribet 2006;Witek et al 2008). More work needs to be carried out in this field to more accurately resolve phylogenetic relationships, both within Rotifera and among other taxa within Platyzoa, Gnathostomulida, Cycliophora, Acanthocephala, Gastrotricha and Platyhelminthes (Giribet et al 2000;Funch et al 2005;Passamaneck & Halanych 2006;Dunn et al 2008).…”

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