Open AccessReview of Rotifers in Iraqi waters
Author(s) -
Feryal Ameen Merza Al-Ameen,
Zahraa Kamil Kadhim,
Attyaf Jameel Thamir
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1294/7/072005
Subject(s) - taxon , species richness , ecology , geography , biology , fishery
This review aimed to survey the rotifers composition of water of Iraq. These data were taken from surveys in water of Iraq, comprising marine and freshwater waters. A total of 287 taxa belonging to twenty-eight families have determined in this review. Among the families, Brachionidae and Lecanidae showed a greater number of taxa, in contrast with the lower richness of Adinetidae, Conochilidae, Philodinavidae, Proalidae, Proahadae, Scaridiidae and Trochosphaeridae.