BIHAREAN BIOLOGIST 11 (1): 59-61 ©Biharean Biologist, Oradea, Romania, 2017 Article No.: e162206 http://biozoojournals.ro/bihbiol/index.html

Keratella cochlearis hispida (Lauterborn, 1898): a new record for Turkish fauna

Serap SALER and Hilal BULUT*

Fırat University, Faculty of Fisheries, 23319 Elazıg, Turkey *Corresponding author, H. Butut, E-mail: [email protected]

Received: 17. February 2016 / Accepted: 01. June 2016 / Available online: 23. June 2016 / Printed: June 2017

Abstract. Rotifera species collected from Keban Dam Lake 65 km far away from Elazıg were surveyed taxonomically and fifteen taxa were identified. One of these taxa cochlearis hispida (Lauterborn, 1898), is new record for Turkish rotifer fauna.

Key words: Rotifera, hispida, Keratella cochlearis, diagnostic differences.

The phylum Rotifera is mainly represented by freshwater squamula (Müller, 1786) species, widely distributed in all types of inland waters and Polyarthra dolicoptera Idelson, 1925 a by few marine species. Rotifera consists of approximately Sychaeta pectinata Ehrenberg, 1832 2030 described species Segers (2007). The Turkish rotifer is Trichocerca capucina (Wierzejski and Zacharias, 1893) relatively known (Dumont & De Ridder 1987, Emir 1991, In recent years many new rotifer taxa were observed in Segers et al. 1992, Altındağ & Yiğit 1999, Yiğit 2002, Ustaoğlu Turkish inland waters as; Dicranophorus epicharis, Lecane 2004, Yalım 2006, Kaya & Altındağ 2010, Ustaoğlu 2015) re- rhytida, Lecane obtusa and Testudinella parva (Altındağ et al. sulting in a total 417 taxa recorded from the country. Inven- 2005); navicula, Ascomorphella volvocicola, Conochi- tories of are important for evaluating environmental lus coenobasis, Encentrum putorius, Euchlanisdeflexa, Lepadella changes and understanding functional properties of fresh- ehrenbergi, Notholca caudata, Paradicranophorus hudsoni and water ecosystems. Some rotifer species morphologically Synchaeta longipes Akbulut and Yıldız (2005); Asplanchnopus similar to each other and the diagnosis is difficult. Keratella hyalinus, Lecane donneri, Dissotrocha aculeata, Proalidestentacu- cochlearis hispida was identified as Keratella cochlearis in many latus and Itura myersi Erdoğan and Güher (2005); Aspelta studies. In this study, in order to avoid confusion between labri, Dicranophorus robustus, Encentrum uncinatum, Encen- Keratella cochlearis hispida and Keratella cochlearis differences trum wiszniewskii, Eothinia lamellate, Itura aurita, Lindia toru- in both species under light and electron microscope have losa, Lecane arcula, Lecane hornemanni, Lecane inopitana, Proales been submitted. theodora and Wulfertia kivuensis (Kaya et al. 2007); Cephalodella delicata Wulfert, C. cf. forceps Donner, C. misgurnus Wulfert, The samples were collected using a plankton net (55 μm mesh size) Dipleuchlanis propatula (Gosse), Encentrum limicola Otto, E. from Keban Dam Lake on 20.10.2014 (38°52´45.22˝N, 38°41´54.11˝E, mustela (Milne), Lecane aculeate (Jakubski), L. paradoxa 840 m altitude). The samples were fixed in 4 % formalin, analysed (Steinecke), Notommata glyphura Wulfert, and Proales similis under Leitz inverted microscope and identified under Nikon com- de Beauchamp. C. cf. forceps Donner and L. paradoxa (Kaya pound microscope. All measurements were made with an ocular mi- and Altındağ, 2010), Trichocerca bicristata (Gosse, 1887), Gas- crometer. Photograghs were taken using an image analyser com- puter system connected to Nicon Eclipse 80i microscope. The speci- tropus minor (Rousselet, 1892), Erignatha clastopis (Gosse, mens were prepared for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) follow- 1886) and Encentrum kulmatyckii Wiszniewski, 1953, (Er- ing the procedure described by De Smet (1998). Electron photograps doğan and Güher, 2012). were performed using a Jeol JSM-7001F Field Emission Scanning According to the check-list by Ustaoğlu (2004), 229 roti- Electron Microscope and Denton vacuum Desk VHP Cold Sputter fer taxa, Ustaoğlu et al. (2012) 341 taxa, were given from Coater was used to coat them with gold. For species identification, Turkey. Also inland zooplankton species biodiversity has the keys by Koste (1978) and Koste and Shiel (1980) were used. been updated by Ustaoğlu (2015). He reported 417 rotifers

from Turkey. Among these rotifer species Keratella cochlearis From Keban Dam Lake 15 rotifer taxa were identified. The hispida has not been mentioned. This study is the first record family was found to be the most dominant for this subspecies (taxon) in inland water systems of Tur- group (with one subspecies, Keratella cochlearis, Keratella coch- key. learis hispida, Keratella quadrata, Keratella tecta, Keratella valga and Notholca squamula). Remarks: Keratella cochlearis hispida (Lauterborn, 1898). List of Rotifer taxa recorded in Keban Dam Lake on The dorsal pattern is almost entirely obscured by the heavy 10.20.2014. pustulation called hispid. This taxon has showed markedly Ascomorpha saltans Bartsch, 1870 hispid loricae. This pustulated form occurred in the studied Asplanchna priodonta Gosse, 1850 lake (Fig. 1). Asplanchna sieboldi (Leydig, 1854) Syn: Anuraea cochlearis hispida Lauterborn, 1898 (ref. ID; Cephalodella forficula (Ehrenberg, 1830) 1350); Anuraea cochlearis var. hispida Lauterborn, 1900 (ref. ID; Keratella cochlearis (Gosse, 1851) 2284); Anuraea stipitata hispida Bartos, 1946 (ref. ID; 3688) Keratella cochlearis hispida (Lauterborn, 1898), Ecology: Ecological preferences of this subspecies are Keratella quadrata (Müller, 1786) still not known although this subspecies is widely distrib- Keratella tecta (Gosse, 1851) uted. The dissolved oxygen value was measured as 9.7 Keratella valga (Ehrenberg, 1834) mg/L and pH 7.5, water temperature 16.3 C° in Keban Dam Lecane (M ) lunaris (Ehrenberg, 1832) Lake where this subspecies was collected. Kolisko (1974), Lepadella ovalis (Müller, 1786) 60 S. Saler & H. Bulut

Figure 1. Dorsal viewof Keratella cochlearis and Keratella cochlearis his- pida under light microscope.

A B mentioned that K. cochlearis has got hispid forms and mainly appears in wavy, shallow and small habitats. Description: Pejler (1980) remarked that Keratella has showed different morphological variations depending on season and depth of the layer. The lakes containing two or three separate forms of K. cochlearis are deep enough to be stratified during the summer, and possibly the long-spined forms have developed in the hypolimnion (also if they later on can be encountered in the epilimnion as well). As the length of caudal spine Keratella cochlearis hispida generally surpassed than Keratella cochlearis. The dorsal pattern is al- most entirely obscured by the heavy pustulation and the posterior spine is successively reduced. The variation of the total length of Keratella cochlearis hispida in Keban Dam Lake’s specimens were between 147-168 µm. Length of maximum body 81-88 μm; body width 62-65 μm; length of posterior spine 29-32 μm; length of anterior spines (median C D 26-23 μm, intermediate 9-11 μm, lateral 8-10 μm. The poste- rior spine was usually about half as long as the body (in Figure 2. Dorsal viewof Keratella cochlearis hispida (A) and Keratella some specimens may be nearly as long) posterior spine. Its cochlearis (B), K. cochlearis hispida’s hispids under electron micro- scope (C, D). posterior spine length was longer than Keratella cochlearis’ posterior spine. Total length of Keratella cochlearis specimens were ranged anterior spines were measured shorter than K. cochlearis his- between 138-145 µm. Length of maximum body 62-78 μm; pida. Hofmann (1980), compared the body length of K. coch- body width 58-60 μm; length of posterior spine 18-22 μm; learis, K. cochlearis hispida and K. tecta. He declared K. coch- length of anterior spines (median 18-20 μm, intermediate 8- learis as the smallest one, K. cochlearis hispida the largest one 10 μm, lateral 7-9μm and K. tecta in between. Dorsal view of Keratella cochlearis hispida and Keratella In conclusion, a total of 15 taxon from Rotifera were ob- cochlearis, K. cochlearis hispida’s hispids under electron micro- served in Keban Dam Lake. One of these taxon, Keratella scope given Figure 2. cochlearis hispida (Lauterborn, 1898) was firstly recorded for Comments: Ahlstrom (1943), describes this form as: Lo- Turkish rotifer fauna. rica terminates in a moderately thin median posterior spine, usually about half as long as the body (may be nearly as long). The lorica is wider than typical cochlearis. Pejler (1962) recorded Keratella cochlearis hispida from central Sweden and References he indicated that the subspecies has got a pronounced hispid Ahlstrom, E.H. (1943): A revision of the Rotatorian genus Keratella with loricae. However, in the forms found in Ontario the hispid- descriptions of three new species and five new varieties. Bulletin of the ity, though variable in different specimens, was found not to American Museum of Natural History 80: 413–457. be as thick as in the European forms, as noted by Ahlstrom Akbulut, N., Yıldız, K. (2005): The Rotifera fauna of Euphrate River Basin (Turkey). Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry 34: 93-105. (1943), for North American material. In Keban Dam Lake the Altındağ, A., Kaya, M., Ergönül, M.B., Yiğit, S. (2005): Six rotifer species new for hispids on the lorica of K. cochlearis were also observed very the Turkish fauna. Zoology in the Middle East 36: 99-104. clearly even with light microscope. And also K. cochlearis’ Altındağ, A., Yiğit, S. (1999): A taxonomical study on the rotifer fauna of Akşehir Lake. Turkish Journal of Zoology 23: 1-6. length of body, width, length of posterior spine, length of Keratella cochlearis hispida (Lauterborn, 1898): a new record for Turkish Rotifer fauna 61

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