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Lourdes M. A. Elmoor-Loureiro
Laboratório de Zoologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília. QS 7 lote 1, Bloco M, sala 331, 71966-700 Taguatinga, Distrito
Federal, Brasil. E-mail: lourdes@ucb.br
ABSTRACT. A rapid assessment survey identified 39 phytophilous cladocerans species from littoral zones of
rivers, permanent and temporary lagoons, and swamps of the Paranã River Valley, Goiás, Brazil, 22 are registered
for the first time in Central Brazil. Aspects of the taxonomy of some of these species are discussed. Cluster
analysis (UPGMA) revealed two phytophilous cladoceran assemblages, characterized by higher or lower richness
and relative abundance of species of the families Daphniidae and Moinidae (filter feeders), in comparison with
the dominant families Chydoridae and Macrothricidae (scraper feeders).
KEY WORDS. Cladocera; cluster analysis; phytophilous fauna; species richness.
os fitóf
anã
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(Crustacea
RESUMO. Cladócer
Cladóceros
itófilos
Paranã
anã, Goiás
Goiás,
ilos (Cr
ustacea
Brasil.
Br
asil. Através de amostragens rápidas, levantou-se as espécies de cladóceros fitófilos presentes em zonas litorâneas de rios, lagoas e brejos permanentes e temporários do vale do Rio Paranã, Goiás, Brasil. Foram encontradas
39 espécies, das quais 22 são registradas pela primeira vez na região central do Brasil. São discutidos aspectos da
taxonomia de algumas dessas espécies. A análise de agrupamento (UPGMA) dos pontos de amostragem mostrou dois tipos de associações de espécies de cladóceros fitófilos, caracterizadas pela maior ou menor riqueza e
abundância relativa das espécies das famílias Daphniidae e Moinidae (filtradoras), em contraste com as famílias
dominantes Chydoridae e Macrothricidae, tipicamente raspadoras do substrato.
PALAVRAS-CHAVE. Análise agrupamento; Cladocera; fauna fitófila; riqueza de espécies.
Marginal zones of lentic or lotic environments, as well
as swampy environments, are considered ecotones between
terrestrial and aquatic environments, being characterized by
communities marked by the presence of aquatic macrophytes.
The submerged parts of macrophytes provides substrates for
the development of periphyton, which acts as food resource
and support a complex community of aquatic invertebrates
(TAKEDA et al. 2003). This phytophilous fauna has been the focus of growing attention, as the comprehension of its role in
the energy flow of aquatic ecosystems increases. The importance of this community in water quality evaluation is high,
considering that marginal zone of aquatic environments has
been subject to extensive morphological modifications deriving from human activities (MARGARITORA et al. 2003).
The water-land ecotone regions usually present a higher
species richness than the open water environments. The higher
complexity of microenvironments, generated by the presence
of several species of macrophytes, seems to be the factor responsible for this increase in richness (NOGUEIRA et al. 2003).
Cladocerans comprise a major part of the diverse littoral
community (DODSON & FREY 2001). Littoral species include truly
filter feeders, such as some sidids (Ctenopoda) and some moinids
and daphniids (Anomopoda Sars, 1865), as well scraper feeders,
such as macrothricids and chydorids (Anomopoda). In the later
case, animals typically feed by crawling along surfaces or through
mud and scraping up or filtering food (FRYER 1968, 1974), being
specialized in exploring the several microhabitats created by the
submerged parts of the macrophytes. It cannot be attributed to a
random event the fact that these two families correspond to about
60% of all known cladoceran species diversity (KOROVCHISNKY 1996).
The Paranã River basin has 5.940.382 ha, and it is a depression between the Central Goiano Plateau and the plateau
representing the São Francisco and the Tocantins divide (13°20’15°40’S, 46°35’-47°30’W) (SILVA & SCARIOT 2003). Like in most
parts of the Central Brazilian Plateau, the cladoceran fauna of
this region is still unknown (ELMOOR-LOUREIRO 2000).
As part of the PROBIO project “Assessment Survey of the
Aquatic Biota with Conservation and Sustainable Use Intent of
the Cerrado Biome (Paranã River Mountain Range and Valley)”,
this study aimed to survey the cladoceran species associated
with macrophytes of permanent and temporary freshwater
environments of this region.
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MATERIAL AND METHODS
The Paranã River Basin (Fig. 1) is located in the Central
Brazil, and the regional climate has two well-defined periods: a
cool, dry winter (from May to September) and a warm, rainy
summer (from October to April). Sample collection occurred
during rapid sampling expeditions conducted throughout the
wet season (2003 and 2005) and, in case of perennial water
bodies, also in the dry season (2003 and 2004). Although 30
sampling points were defined for the PROBIO project, for the
present work it was selected only the water bodies where an
expressive macrophyte community existed or where other appropriate substrates for cladoceran colonization were present
(e.g. submerged terrestrial plants) (Tab. I, Figs 2-5).
For specimens sampling, it was used a plankton net with
mesh size of 130 µm, which was large enough to reduce the
sediment in the samples, yet small enough to hold adult cladocerans (eventually, the youngest individuals could be lost).
The net had its opening protected by a grating (1 cm mesh), in
order to avoid the introduction of large fragments. The net
was introduced among the macrophytes and the filtered content was fixed in 4% formalin. Animals were sorted and counted
under a stereomicroscope. When few specimens were present,
entire samples were counted, but when samples were very rich,
successive sub-samples were examined until the cumulative
richness remained stable (at least five sub-samples without the
addition of new taxons). The relative abundance of each taxon
was registered, with the intention of identifying the dominant
Figure 1. Location of the Paranã River Valley and the sampling
points (solid circles).
species (approximately 50% of the relative abundance). Voucher
specimens are deposited at the Laboratory of Zoology of Universidade Católica de Brasília.
In order to compare the cladoceran fauna among the sampling points, a cluster analysis (UPGMA, mean character difference) was conducted using PAUP 4 (SWOFFORD 1999). The data
Table I. Position and characterization of the phytophilous cladoceran sampling points in the Paranã River Valley, Goiás, Brazil.
Sampling points
Coordinates
Type of substrate
Iaciara 1
Temporary flood area, road GO110,
Iaciara County
Iaciara 2
Water pond for cattle, 100 m from point
13°49'35.2"S; 46°38'54.5"W Spaced emergent macrophytes
Iaciara 1
Itiquira 1
Natural lagoon with elevated water level
created by a dam, near Salto de Itiquira,
road GO116, Formosa County
15°09'15.8"S; 47°28'04.7"W Dense submerged macrophytes
Itiquira 2
Temporary flood area, between point
Itiquira 1 and road
15°09'15.8"S; 47°28'04.7"W Submerged grass in decomposition
Flores 1
Temporary swamp between the Macacos
and Correntes Rivers, road GO236, Flores 14°18'23.9"S; 46°57'34.0"W Emergent and a few floating macrophytes
de Goiás County
Flores 2
Flooded areas along the right (point
Flores 2d) and left (point Flores 2e)
15°09'15.8"S; 47°28'04.7"W Submerged macrophytes
margins of road GO114 way to Flores de
Goiás
Flores 3
Natural lagoon, BR020, near the
intersection of road GO114, Flores de
Goiás County
14°54'56.0"S; 46°57'02.9"W Submerged and dense floating macrophytes
Macacos 1
Macacos River, Flores de Goiás County
14°27'42.9"S; 47°00'15.2"W Spaced grass and phylamentous algae
Macacos 2
Backwater of Macacos River, Flores de
Goiás County
14°27'42.9"S; 47°00'15.2"W Submerged tree limbs and leaves
13°49'35.2"S; 46°38'54.5"W Dense emergent macrophytes
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Figures 2-5. General aspects of the phytophilous cladoceran sampling points in water bodies of the Paranã River Valley, with predominant
emerged macrophytes (2 – Iaciara 1; 3 – Iaciara 2) or submerged macrophytes (4 – Flores 2e; 5 – Flores 3).
matrix was constructed coding for presence (1) and absence (0)
of each species in the samples using the software MacClade 3.04
(MADDISON & MADDISON 1992). For this analysis, data from the
sampling repetitions were combined. For perennial water bodies, the Sørensen coefficient was calculated to estimate the similarity between community in dry and wet season.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
A total of 39 cladoceran species were identified (Tab. II),
of which 22 were registered for the first time for this region of
Central Brazil – Distrito Federal/Goiás (cf. ELMOOR-LOUREIRO 2000,
ELMOOR-LOUREIRO et al. 2004). Since the majority of these species
possess an ample distribution, their occurrence in the Brazilian Midwest is predictable. No endemic species to this region
were identified.
In the last two decades, several Neotropical species of cladocerans were the object of taxonomical reviews (e.g. FREY 1993,
SINEV 1998, 2001a, b, SILVA-BRIANO et al. 1999, DUMONT & SILVA-BRIANO
2000, DUMONT et al. 2002, KOTOV et al. 2002), supporting even
more the idea that species once considered cosmopolitan, actually represent species complexes (FREY 1995, KOROVCHINSKY 1996,
DUMONT 1997). The taxonomy of some of these complexes is not
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entirely elucidated, being the case of Latonopsis australis-group
(KOROVCHINSKY 1992), Ephemeroporus barroisi-group (FREY 1982) and
Simocephalus acutirostratus-group (ORLOVA-BIENKOWSKAJA 2001).
Several species identified in this study were the object of
recent reviews, therefore, they were not included in ELMOORLOUREIRO (2000), or were presented in different genera. These
species are illustrated and aspects of their taxonomy are discussed below.
Alona dentifera (Sars, 1901) (Figs 6 and 7) was originally
described in the Alonella genus, but was recently transferred to
Alona Baird, 1843, particularly because of its trunk limbs characteristics, which are typically of the Aloninae type (SINEV et al.
2004). These authors, based on the detailed comparisons, also
affirm that Alonella brasiliensis Bergamin, 1935 is a junior synonym of A. dentifera.
Alona verrucosa Sars, 1901 (Figs 8 and 9), due to the presence of two median cephalic pores, was transferred to the Biapertura Smirnov, 1971. SINEV & HOLLWEDEL (2002) presented this
species once again in the Alona genus, following the tendency
to abandon the Biapertura genus, now considered an artificial
taxon.
Alonella dadayi Birge, 1910 (Figs 10 and 11) is frequently
cited in Brazil, however by different names, sometimes as Dispa-
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Table II. Cladoceran species from flooded areas and marginal zones of aquatic environments of the Paranã River Valley and mountain
range. The first records of occurrence in Central Brazil are indicated by (*). Species that had a relative abundance close or superior to
50%, characterizing strong community dominance are indicated by (xx). (Flor) Flores, (Itiq) Itiquira, (Iaci) Iaciara, (Mac) Macacos.
Wet season 2003
Dry season 2003-4
Wet season 2005
Taxa
Itiq1 Itiq2 Mac1 Mac2 Flor1
Itiq1
Mac1
Iaci1 Iaci2 Flor2d Flor2e Flor3
Ctenopoda
Sididae Baird, 1850
Diaphanosoma brevireme Sars 1901
Diaphanosoma spinulosum Herbst, 1967
Latonopsis australis-group
* Pseudosida ramosa (Daday, 1904)
Anomopoda
Daphniidae Straus, 1820
Ceriodaphnia cornuta Sars, 1886
* Scapholeberis armata (Herrick, 1882)
* Simocephalus acutirostratus-group
* Simocephalus latirostris Stingelin, 1906
Moinidae Goulden, 1968
* Moina reticulata (Daday, 1905)
Moina micrura Kurz, 1874
* Moinodaphnia macleayi (King, 1853)
Ilyocryptidae Smirnov, 1992
Ilyocryptus spinifer Herrick, 1882
Macrothricidae Norman & Brady, 1867
Macrothrix elegans Sars, 1901
Macrothrix squamosa Sars, 1901
Macrothrix paulensis (Sars, 1900)
Streblocerus pygmaeus Sars, 1901
Chydoridae Stebbing, 1902
* Alona dentifera (Sars, 1901)
Alona guttata Sars, 1862
* Alona monacantha Sars, 1901
* Alona ossiani Sinev, 1998
* Alona verrucosa Sars, 1901
Alonella dadayi Birge, 1910
* Chydorus dentifer Daday, 1905
Chydorus eurynotus Sars, 1901
* Chydorus nitidulus (Sars, 1901)
Chydorus pubescens Sars, 1901
Chydorus sp.
* Dadaya macrops (Daday, 1898)
* Dunhevedia odontoplax Sars, 1901
Ephemeroporus barroisi-group
* Ephemeroporus hybridus (Daday, 1905)
* Ephemeroporus tridentatus (Bergamin, 1931)
Euryalona orientalis (Daday, 1898)
* Graptoleberis occidentalis Sars, 1901
* Karualona mülleri (Richard, 1897)
* Leydigiopsis megalops Sars, 1901
* Nicsmirnovius cf incrediblis (Smirnov, 1984)
* Notalona sculpta (Sars, 1901)
* Oxyurella longicaudis (Birge, 1910)
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14
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9
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Figures 6-15. Chydoridae cladoceran species found in water bodies in the Paranã River Valley. (6-7) Alona dentifera; (8-9) Alona verrucosa;
(10-11) Alonella dadayi; (12-13) Karualona mülleri; (14) Graptoleberis occidentalis; (15) Nicsmirnovius cf incredibilis.
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Figures 16-21. Cladoceran species found in water bodies in the Paranã River Valley. (16) Macrothrix squamosa; (17-19) Ceriodaphnia
cornuta, fine haired form; (20-21) Ceriodaphnia cornuta, coarse haired form.
ralona dadayi (e.g. ELMOOR-LOUREIRO 1998), other times as Phryxura
dadayi (e.g. LIMA et al. 2003). The proposed synonymy between
Disparalona Fryer, 1968 and Phryxura Müller, 1867 was rejected
by the suppression of the latter name (ICZN 2001). Independently of this fact, SMIRNOV (1996) suggested the reallocation of
this species in the Alonella Sars, 1862 genus until further studies are conducted. In fact, some details of A. dadayi morphology suggest that it does not belong to Disparalona, such as its
not elongated shape, the better development of the labral plate
and absence of the robust seta on gnathobase of trunk limb 3
directed along food groove.
DUMONT & SILVA-BRIANO (2000) discussed the particular characteristics the Alona karua-group (or Biapertura karua-group), concluding that all the species should be transferred to the new genus Karualona, and showing that each one has a restricted distribution to one continent. In Brazil, Karualona mülleri (Richard,
1897) (Figs 12 and 13) was reported from the Pantanal of Mato
Grosso (HOLLWEDEL et al. 2003), creating the possibility that previous reports of Alona karua in Brazil were actually this species.
SARS (1901) described Graptoleberis occidentalis (Fig. 14) as
a subspecies of Graptoleberis testudinaria (Fischer, 1851). However, the growing evidences of the non-cosmopolitanism of
Chydoridae sustain the separation of the two species, already
in use by PAGGI (1995).
Alona incredibilis Smirnov, 1984 is distributed throughout
the Amazon, and was recently transferred to the Nicsmirnovius
Chiambeng & Dumont, 1999 genus (KOTOV 2003), based on its
head pore arrangement, postabdomen and trunk limbs characteristics. The observed specimens (Fig. 15) presented few differences in relation to Nicsmirnovius incredibilis, demanding additional studies to confirm the identification.
Macrothrix squamosa Sars, 1901 (Fig. 16) has been presented as a junior synonym of Macrothrix spinosa King, 1853
(SMIRNOV 1992). However, evidences of the non-cosmopolitan
distribution of species belonging to this genus (SILVA-BRIANO et
al. 1999, DUMONT et al. 2002) raise doubts about the synonymy
between M. spinosa, originally described from Australian specimens, and M. squamosa, from the Neotropics. The proposed
synonymy was based on superficial similarities, such as the
general aspect of the carapace, antennule, and postabdomen.
However, the taxonomical revisions of Macrothrix laticornis
group (SILVA-BRIANO et al. 1999) and Macrothrix rosea-triserialis
group (DUMONT et al. 2002) revealed the importance of the trunk
limbs morphology in defining species. Thus, until M. spinosa
and M. squamosa could be properly studied, it is recommended
that they be treated as separate species.
Even so references of the occurrence of Ceriodaphnia cornuta
Sars, 1886 (Figs 17-21) exist for almost all Brazilian regions
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(ELMOOR-LOUREIRO 2000), this is the first record of its hairy morphs from Brazil. According to BERNER (1985), such hairy morphs
are common and found primarily in littoral habitats. I observed
two different patterns: fine haired specimens, generally associated with the rigaudi form (Figs 17-19) and coarse haired specimens (pilosity similar to spines), generally found in the cornuta
form (Figs 20 and 21).
The most frequent species were Ilyocryptus spinifer Herrick,
1882, Karualona mülleri, and Alona verrucosa, which were found
in more than 50% of the samples. Latonopsis australis, Chydorus
pubescens Sars, 1901, and Ephemeroporus hybridus (Daday, 1905),
occurred in 50% of the samples.
In a few samples, the species Ceriodaphnia cornuta, Moinodaphnia macleayi (King, 1853), Simocephalus acutirostratus-group
and Latonopsis australis were particularly abundant, with an
estimated relative abundance of nearly 50% (Tab. II).
Comparison of the communities between wet and dry
seasons was only possible in two perennial sampling points
(points Itiquira 1 and Macacos 1). A small variation in total
richness was verified, but the species composition of the communities were variable (Sørensen coefficient between wet and
dry season for point Itiquira 1 = 0.65; point Macacos 1 = 0.40).
Some of the observed species cannot be considered to be
truly phytophilous, given that they are typical filter feeders from
the planktonic community, this being the case of Diaphanosoma
brevireme Sars, 1901, Diaphanosoma spinulosum Herbst, 1967, and
Moina micrura Kurz, 1874. These species were found in environments where emergent macrophytes were present, or where open
water occurred among the plants, which suggests that their occurrence in the samples was accidental. An alternative hypothesis would be the occurrence of a migration from the limnetic
zone, as a strategy to escape from predators, already verified in
other species (STANSFIELD et al. 1997).
Higher species richness occurred in environments where
submerged macrophytes (points Itiquira 1 and Flores 2), or
flooded terrestrial vegetation (point Macacos 2) were predominant. These substrates seem to support a greater variety of microhabitats than emergent or floating macrophytes, favoring
exploration by a larger number of species.
The cluster analysis of the sampling points (Fig. 22) indicates the existence of two types of associations of phytophilous
cladoceran species in the aquatic environments of the Paranã
River Valley. The first association (group A) is related to environments with the predominant presence of emergent macrophytes
(points Iaciara 1, Iaciara 2, Macacos 1, and Flores 1), which leads
to the occurrence of open water among the substrates (Figs 2
and 3). In this association, a greater number and relative abundance of species of the families Daphniidae and Moinidae (filter
feeders) occur than in the second type of association. This is not
caused only by the presence of planktonic species, but also by
the typical filter feeders from the littoral zone, for example
Moinodaphnia macleayi and the Simocephalus species (FRYER 1991).
The second association (group B) occurs in environments
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Figure 22. Similarity dendrogram of the phytophilous cladoceran
species between the sampling points, during different periods.
that are dominated by submerged macrophytes (Figs 4 and 5),
being characterized by a greater richness and elevated relative
abundance of the families Chydoridae and Macrothricidae,
typically substrate scraper feeders.
The point Macacos 2 is distinguished from the two previous associations (Fig. 22), and it has the highest number of
species (Tab. II). The considerable mass of free water between
the abundant submerged material (shrubs and tree limbs) created a peculiar and intermediate condition between the two
previously described types of environments, which could explain its higher richness.
The results of the cluster analysis, however suggestive,
must be considered as preliminary, given that sampling effort
was punctual and the abundance of the present taxa was not
considered.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I thank the biology students from Universidade Católica
de Brasília, particularly Rogéria de Alcântara Sodré, Alline
Raulino Zeni, and Luciana Barros de Carvalho. To Eduardo
Santos for English translation and comments to the manuscript.
Financial support: PROBIO/CNPq/MMA.
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