Open AccessDescriptions of New Species of Rotifera and Protozoa from the Illinois River and Adjacent Waters
Author(s) -
Adolph Hempel
Publication year - 1896
Publication title -
illinois natural history survey bulletin/bulletin - illinois natural history survey
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2644-0687
pISSN - 0073-4918
DOI - 10.21900/j.inhs.v4.434
Subject(s) - genus , protozoa , biology , brachionus , ecology , zoology , rotifer , botany
In April, 1894, the Biological Experiment Station ofthe University of Illinois was established on the Illinois River at Havana, Illinois. Collections were made from various substations, located upon the river and adjacent lakes, at stated periods, the intervals varying from one week to one month. Nearly all of the towings made were examined by me, and the list of animals includes ninety species of Rotifera and eighty species of Protozoa.Among the Rotifera there are three presumably hitherto undescribed species of the genus Brachionus. This genus is well represented by ten species and two varieties, and affords an interesting field for study.