Global diversity of tardigrades (Tardigrada) in freshwater

Garey, James R.; McInnes, Sandra J.; Nichols, P. Brent

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_12

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“…However, this number is probably still severely underestimated (Guil & Cabrero-Sanudo 2007). In spite of the increased interest in tardigrades and the growing literature on them, knowledge of their distribution, abundance and diversity along environmental and geographical gradients is still very fragmentary (e.g., McInnes & Pugh 2007;Garey et al 2008).…”

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Distribution and diversity of Tardigrada along altitudinal gradients in the Hornsund, Spitsbergen (Arctic)

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Smykla²,

Michalczyk³

et al. 2015

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Distribution and diversity of Tardigrada along altitudinal gradients in the Hornsund, Spitsbergen (Arctic)

Zawierucha

Smykla²,

Michalczyk³

et al. 2015

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“…The diet of tardigrades is typically plant matter or smaller invertebrates, including protozoa and rotifers (Garey et al. ; Glime ). They also consume bacteria and fungi (Kinchin ) as well as feeding on nematodes (Sánchez‐Moreno et al.…”

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Microbial Communities Associated with Tree Bark Foliose Lichens: A Perspective on their Microecology

Anderson

2014

J Eukaryotic Microbiology

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Tree-bark, foliose lichens occur widely on a global scale. In some locales, such as forests, they contribute a substantial amount of biomass. However, there are few research reports on microbial communities including eukaryotic microbes associated with foliose lichens. Lichens collected from tree bark at 11 locations (Florida, New York State, Germany, Australia, and the Arctic) were examined to determine the density and C-biomass of bacteria and some eukaryotic microbes, i.e. heterotrophic nanoflagellates (HNF) and amoeboid protists. A rich microbial diversity was found, including large plasmodial slime molds, in some cases exceeding 100 μm in size. The densities of HNF and amoeboid protists were each positively correlated with densities of bacteria, r = 0.84 and 0.80, respectively (p < 0.01, N = 11 for each analysis) indicating a likely bacterial-based food web. Microbial densities (number/g lichen dry weight) varied markedly across the geographic sampling sites: bacteria (0.7-13.1 × 10(8) ), HNF (0.2-6.8 × 10(6) ) and amoeboid protists (0.4-4.6 × 10(3) ). The ranges in C-biomass (μg/g lichen dry weight) across the 11 sites were: bacteria (8.8-158.5), HNF (0.03-0.85), and amoeboid protists (0.08-540), the latter broad range was due particularly to absence or presence of large slime mold plasmodia.

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“…represented by approximately species worldwide, of which only 62 species (representing 13 genera) are truly aquatic (Garey et al, 2008). Very little is known about the aquatic tardigrades in the region and there has been no definitive study on the group.…”

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Deeper knowledge of shallow waters: reviewing the invertebrate fauna of southern African temporary wetlands

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Global diversity of tardigrades (Tardigrada) in freshwater

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Distribution and diversity of Tardigrada along altitudinal gradients in the Hornsund, Spitsbergen (Arctic)

Distribution and diversity of Tardigrada along altitudinal gradients in the Hornsund, Spitsbergen (Arctic)

Microbial Communities Associated with Tree Bark Foliose Lichens: A Perspective on their Microecology

Deeper knowledge of shallow waters: reviewing the invertebrate fauna of southern African temporary wetlands

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