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Free-living ciliates from epiphytic tank bromeliads in Mexico.
Durán-Ramírez, Carlos Alberto; García-Franco, José Guadalupe; Foissner, Wilhelm; Mayén-Estrada, Rosaura.
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  • Durán-Ramírez CA; Laboratorio de Protozoología, Departamento de Biología Comparada, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico. Electronic address: carlosduran_88@hotmail.com.
  • García-Franco JG; Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Red de Ecología Funcional, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
  • Foissner W; Universität Salzburg, FB Organismische Biologie, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
  • Mayén-Estrada R; Laboratorio de Protozoología, Departamento de Biología Comparada, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico.
Eur J Protistol ; 51(1): 15-33, 2015 Feb.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25497463
The ciliate diversity of Mexican bromeliads is poorly known. We studied the ciliate community of two species of epiphytic tank bromeliads from 48 individuals of Tillandsia heterophylla and four of T. prodigiosa. The bromeliads occurred on over 22 tree host species. Samples were collected during 2009 and 2010 in a mountain cloud forest and in two coffee plantations and in a pine-oak forest. The ciliates were identified in live and protargol preparations. We recorded 61 ciliate species distributed in 39 genera grouped in eight classes. Ten species were frequent in the 52 samples (20 ± 3.2) and Leptopharynx bromeliophilus was the most frequent recorded in 25 samples. Thirty-three species are new for the fauna of Mexico, 24 species have been recorded for the first time in tank bromeliads. The classes Spirotrichea, Oligohymenophorea and Colpodea presented the highest number of species, 16, 14, and 12, respectively. Colpoda was the most species-rich genus being present with six species. A low similarity between areas and seasons was obtained with Jaccard's index. We conclude that the two bromeliads species host a rich ciliate diversity whose knowledge contributes to the question of ciliate distribution and specifically, in tank bromeliads.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Cilióforos / Tillandsia / Biodiversidad País/Región como asunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Eur J Protistol Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Alemania
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Cilióforos / Tillandsia / Biodiversidad País/Región como asunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Eur J Protistol Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Alemania