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Rotifers
Dicranophoridae
  

Link to previous page in the rotifer galleryLink to next page in the rotifer galleryClass Monogononta-Order Ploima

Family Dicranophoridae

Image Link Scientific Name Lake Superior Lake Michigan

Lake Huron

 Lake Erie Lake Ontario Habitat
Albertia naidis Albertia naidis            
A. aper Aspelta aper       x    
D. grandis Dicranophorus spp.       x   Littoral and psammon.
  Dicranophorus caudatus       x    
  Dicranophorus forcipatus x     x    
  Dicranophorus grandis            
  Dicranophorus mesotis       x    
  Dicranophorus tegillus       x    
E. saundersiae Encentrum spp.   x       Littoral.
  Encentrum felis       x    
  Encentrum saundersiae x     x    
  Wierzejkiella velox   x       Psammolittoral.

Based on: A Guide to the Rotifers of the Laurentian Great Lakes. RS Stemberger. 1979. U.S. EPA. EPA-600.
with additions from:
Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.A Lakewide Comparison of Zooplankton Biomass and Its Species Composition in Lake Erie, 1983-87. Makarewicz, Joseph C.J. Great Lakes Res. 19(2):275-290. 1993.
Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.A Decade of Predatory Control of Zooplankton Species Composition of Lake Michigan. Makarewicz, Joseph C., Bertram, Paul, Lewis, Theodore, and Brown, Jr., Edward H. J. Great Lakes Res. 21(4):620-640. 1995.
Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Feasibility of Shoreside Monitoring of the Great Lakes. Makarewicz, Joseph C. J. Great Lakes Res. 17(3):344-360. 1991.
Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Lake Huron Rotifer and Crustacean Zooplankton, APRIL-JULY, 1980. Evans, Marlene S. J. Great Lakes Res. 12(4):281-292. 1986.
Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Seasonal Abundance of Planktonic Rotifers in a Nearshore Area of Central Lake Michigan. Duffy, Walter G., and Liston, Charles R. J. Great Lakes Res. 4(1):46-49. 1978.
Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Lake Superior: an invasion coldspot? 2003. Igor A. Grigorovich, Alexei V. Korniushin, Derek K. Gray, Ian C. Duggan, Robert I. Colautti& Hugh J. MacIsaac. Hydrobiologia 499: 191-210.

*None of the consulted references included information on Lake Superior rotifers.

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Albertia naidis

Great Lakes Species: Albertia naidis

 Profile: Parasitic

 

Aspelta aper

Great Lakes Species: Aspelta aper

 Profile:

 

Dicranophorus spp.

Great Lakes Species: D.caudatus, D. forcipatus, D. grandis, D. mesotis, D. tegillus

Alternative Names: Dicranophorus caudatus = Diglena biraphis; Dicranophorus forcipatus = Diglena forcipata; Dicranophorus grandis = Diglena grandis

Profile: Predaceous.

D.caudatus - 260um.

D. forcipatus - Diet includes bdelloid rotifers, Cephalodella and Trichocerca. 300um.

D. mesotis - 280um.

 

Encentrum spp.

Great Lakes Species: E. felis, E. saundersiae

Alternative Names: Encentrum felis = Proales felis; Encentrum saundersiae = Taphrocampa saundersiae

Profile: May be predaceous.

E. felis - 135um.

E. saundersiae - 165-350um.

 

Wierzejkiella velox

Great Lakes Species: Wierzejkiella velox

 Profile: Probably a predator. 230-350um

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