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Invertebrates recorded
from the Salton
Sea
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TAXON
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HABITAT
P=planktonic,
B=benthic,
E=epizoic or epiphytic
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REFERENCE
A=Arnal, D=Dexter,
G=Gonzales,H=Hart,
S=Simpson,U=Unpublished
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Protista
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Ciliophora
|
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Hymenostomatida
|
|
|
|
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Frontonia sp.
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B
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U
|
|
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Hypotrichida
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|
|
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Euplotes sp.
Holosticha sp.
Stylonychia sp.
Urostrongylumsp.
Uroleptus sp.
Uronychia sp.
|
P, B
B
B
B
B
B
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H,S,U
U
U
U
U
U
|
|
|
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Synhymeniida
|
|
|
|
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Eucamptocerca longa
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B
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U
|
|
|
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Karyorelictida
|
|
|
|
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Trachelocerca sp.
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B
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U
|
|
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Heterotrichida
|
|
|
|
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Peristromus sp.
Blepharisma sp.?
Fabrea salina
Condylostoma sp.
|
B
B
P, B
B
|
U
U
H,S,U
H,S,U
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|
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Protostomatida
|
|
|
|
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Coleps hirtus
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B
|
U
|
|
|
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Cyrtophorida
|
|
|
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Dysteria sp.
|
B
|
U
|
|
|
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Oligotrichida
|
|
|
|
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Haltaria sp.
|
P
|
G,U
|
|
|
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Sessilida
|
|
|
|
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Vorticella sp.
Carchesium sp.
Epistylis sp
|
E, B
E, B
E
|
S,U
U
U
|
|
|
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Tintinnida
|
|
|
|
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Strombidium sp?
Strombidonopsissp
Strobilidium sp.?
|
P, B
P, B
P, B
|
U
U
U
|
|
|
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Suctoria
|
|
|
|
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Acineta sp.
|
B, E
|
G,U
|
|
Invertebrates recorded
from the Salton
Sea
|
|
TAXON
|
HABITAT
P=planktonic,
B=benthic,
E=epizoic or epiphytic
|
REFERENCE
A=Arnal, D=Dexter,
G=Gonzales,H=Hart,
S=Simpson,U=Unpublished
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Sarcodina
|
|
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Foraminiferida
|
|
|
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Streblus tepidus
Elphidium tumidum
Bolivina striatula
Buliminella elegentissima
Quinqueloculina bellatula
Quinqueloculina rhodiensis
Quinqueloculina subdecorata
Textularia earlandi
Calcituba simplex
Ammobaculites salsu
|
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
|
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
|
|
|
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Lobosea
|
|
|
|
|
small lobose amoebae,
likeVanella sp.or
Clydonella vivax
unidentified amoeba
|
P
B
|
U
S
|
|
|
|
Filosea
|
|
|
|
|
Gromia oviformis
small filiose amobae
|
B
P
|
U
U
|
|
Nematoda
|
|
|
Plectidae
|
|
|
|
|
Plectid species 1
|
B
|
S
|
|
|
Monhysteridae
|
|
|
|
|
Monhysterid species 1
Monhysterid species 2
|
B
B
|
S
S
|
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Rotifera
|
|
|
|
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Brachionus plicatilis
Synchaeta sp.
Synchaeta tamara
unidentified rotifer
rotifer
|
P
P
|
H,S
H,S,U
H
S
U
|
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Platyhelminthes
|
|
|
|
|
unidentified flatworm
|
B
|
S
|
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Tardigrada
|
|
|
|
|
unidentified tardigrade
|
B
|
S
|
|
Annelida
|
|
|
|
|
Neanthes succinea
unidentified oligochaete
|
P, B
B
|
H,S
|
|
Insecta
|
|
|
|
|
Ephydra riparia
Trichocorixa
reticulata
|
B
B
|
H,D
H, S, D
|
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Crustacea
|
|
|
Copepoda
|
|
|
|
|
Apocylops dengizicus
Cletocamptus deitersi
Nitocra dubia
|
P
B
B
|
D
D
D
|
|
|
Amphipoda
|
|
|
|
|
Gammarus mucronatus
Corophium spp.
|
B
B
|
H,S
U
|
|
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Maxillopoda
|
|
|
|
|
unidentified ostracod(s)
Balanus amphitrite
|
B
P,B
|
U
H,S
|
References
A: Arnal, R., 1961. Limnology, Sedimentation, and
Microorganisms of the Salton Sea, California. Geological Society of
America Bulletin, 72:427-478
D: Dexter, D., 1995. Salinity Tolerance of
Cletocamptus deitersi (Richard 1897) and its presence in the Salton
Sea. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Science
94:169-171.
G: Gonzalez, M.R., C.M. Hart, E.P. Simpson, R. Lara, and
S.H. Hurlbert. 1998. Salinity and fish effects on
microecosystems: phytoplankton and periphyton. In prepn.
H: Hart, C.M., M.R. Gonzalez, E.P. Simpson and S.H.
Hurlbert. 1998. Salinity and fish effects on Salton Sea
microecosystems: zooplankton and nekton. Hydrobiologia (in
press).
S: Simpson, E.P., M.R. Gonzalez, C.M. Hart, and S.H.
Hurlbert. 1998. Salinity effects on on Salton Sea
microecosystems: benthos. Hydrobiologia (in press).
U: unpublished observations