Research Article
Spatial Distribution of Zooplankton Diversity across Temporary Pools in a Semiarid Intermittent River
Table 2
Density (ind m−3) of zooplankton species at the Paraiba River basin during the 2010 hydrological cycle.
| | Cariri | Caraúbas | Santana | | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry |
| Rotifera | | | | | | | Asplanchnidae | | | | | | | Asplanchna sieboldi | — | — | — | — | — | 1.45 | Brachionidae | | | | | | | Brachionus angularis | — | 12.34 | — | 0.08 | 31.45 | 104.57 | B. havanaesis | — | 0.01 | — | — | 317.22 | — | B. calyciflorus | 0.09 | 2.67 | — | 0.13 | 0.97 | 10.83 | B. caudatus | 0.03 | — | 0.03 | — | 178.57 | — | B. plicatilis | — | 0.08 | — | — | 1.41 | 0.44 | B. quadridentatus | — | — | — | 0.01 | 0.52 | — | B. urceolaris | — | — | — | — | — | 0.05 | Keratella cochlearis | — | — | — | — | — | 0.03 | K. valga | 0.01 | — | — | — | 31.24 | — | Plationus patulus | — | — | 0.28 | 0.25 | — | — | Euchlanidae | | | | | | | Euchlanis dilatata | — | — | — | 0.03 | — | — | Mytilinidae | | | | | | | Mytilina ventralis | — | 0.01 | — | 0.01 | — | 0.04 | Hexarthridae | | | | | | | Hexarthra mira | — | — | — | — | 100.34 | 55.37 | Synchaetidae | | | | | | | Polyarthra dolicoptera | 0.10 | 0.01 | 2.15 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 9.86 | P. vulgaris | 3.75 | 0.06 | 0.34 | 0.24 | 0.04 | — | Lecanidae | | | | | | | Lecane bulla | 0.03 | 0.04 | — | 0.01 | 0.11 | — | L. hamata | — | — | — | 0.16 | — | — | L. hastata | — | — | 0.01 | 0.10 | — | 0.01 | L. leontina | — | — | — | 0.09 | — | — | L. luna | — | — | — | 0.03 | — | — | L. lunaris | — | — | — | 0.03 | 0.08 | — | Colurellidae | | | | | | | Lepadella sp. | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | Filiniidae | | | | | | | Filinia longiseta | — | — | 0.25 | — | 0.01 | 0.06 | Trichocercidae | | | | | | | Trichocerca sp. | — | 0.01 | 0.04 | — | 0.01 | — | Testudinellidae | | | | | | | Pompholyx sulcata | — | 3.15 | — | — | — | — | Testudinella patina | — | — | — | — | 0.14 | — | Philodinidae | | | | | | | Rotaria sp. | — | 1.02 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.05 | — | Cladocera | | | | | | | Chydoridae | | | | | | | Alonella granulata | — | — | — | 0.05 | 0.23 | — | Chydorus eurynotus | — | 0.01 | — | 0.03 | — | — | Daphniidae | | | | | | | Ceriodaphnia cornuta | — | — | — | 0.09 | — | 0.03 | Diaphanosoma spinulosum | — | — | — | 0.10 | — | 0.03 | Macrothricidae | | | | | | | Macrothrix sp. | — | — | — | 0.05 | — | — | Copepoda | | | | | | | Nauplii | 4.50 | 1.92 | 6.59 | 4.66 | 76.26 | 59.13 | Cyclopoida | | | | | | | Mesocyclops longisetus | 0.09 | 0.03 | — | 0.05 | 2.11 | 0.14 | Paracyclops sp. | — | 0.01 | — | 0.03 | 0.57 | — | Thermocyclops sp. | — | — | — | — | 0.09 | — | Calanoida | | | | | | | Notodiaptomus sp. | — | — | — | — | — | 0.06 |
| Total | 8.59 | 21.38 | 9.70 | 6.35 | 741.43 | 242.09 |
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