✦ LIBER ✦
Problems in taxonomy of rotifers, exemplified by theFilinia longiseta - terminaliscomplex
✍ Scribed by Agnes Ruttner-Kolisko
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 544 KB
- Volume
- 186-187
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-5141
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✦ Synopsis
The validity of taxonomical categories in parthenogenic groups is discussed. Special problems of rotifer taxonomy are caused by: facultative or obligatory parthenogenic reproduction, high morphological and genetic variability and paucity of morphological characteristics.
Examples of these problems are provided by the Filinia terminalis-longiseta group. The different ecological properties of various populations belonging to this group are emphasized. Suggestions concerning the creation of new taxa are made; in particular, the importance of using ecological data is stressed.