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CALYCIFLORUS GROUP

 

 

42 a. Anterior spines long, pointed, emerging from a broad base.
Spines on posterior margin absent (form calyciflorus) 
or present (form amphiceros (long), form borgerti (short) 
(syn.var hymani). Form borgerti distributed in oriental 
region (Kutikova, 2002). With or without spines on foot
opening. Size 200-500 μm. Very polymorphic. Food mainly
algae (Chlorococcales (+/- Chlorella), Volvocales, 
Euglenoides) with a size less than 18 μm dia­meter,
including Anabaena, which is eaten from the end.
Planktonic in large and small waters, reservoirs, large
rivers. Also in brackish waters. Common.
-Laguna de Bay, Bunot Lake, Calibato Lake (f. borgerti),
 Tadlac Lake, Taal Lake, Lake Mainit.
   Brachionus calyciflorus, (PALLAS, 1766)
    (syn. Brachionus pala)
           [1941, 1978a+b, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1999]

 

B. calyciflorus from Laguna de Bay	B. calysifloris f. borgerti    from Calibato Lake
B. calyciflorus from Laguna de Bay	B. B. calyciflorus   (Foto: Rey Donne S. Papa)

 

42 b. Anterior spines emerging from a narrow base, crooked.
Lorica with more or less pronounced folds,
no posterior spines present. Size 150 μm,
Mainly in freshwater.
  - Laguna de Bay.

Brachionus budapestinensis, (DADAY, 1885)
                    [1941]

 

ANGULARIS GROUP

 

43 a. With two median anterior spines present. Lateral
and submedian spines absent..........................44

 

 

43 b. Lateral spines present together with median spines....45

 

 

44 a. Body flat, dorsal and ventral lorica separate,
more or less granulated and with folds. 
Pincer-shaped
median spines. Lateral spines reduced or absent.
Size less than 115 μm.
Dwarf form of Brachionus caudatus....................46 b.

   

B. caudatus dwarf form  from Laguna de Ba

B. caudatus dwarf form  from Laguna de Bay (Foto: Rey Donne S. Papa)

B. angularis from Laguna de Bay

 

 

44 b. Body lentiform. Lorica strong stippled and 
with folds. All spines except the small 
median ones, reduced and absent.
Highly polymorphic. Size 100-200 μm. 
Food detritus and
bacteria. Planktonic in lakes, also in 
brackish water.
-Laguna de Bay, Paoay Lake, La Mesa Dam, 
 Calibato Lake,Taal Lake, IRRI rice field, 
 Lake Danao.

         Brachionus angularis, (GOSSE, 1851)
1941, 1978 a+b, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1999]

to 45 a.