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Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim.
Volume 29, Number 1, March 1993
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Page(s) | 41 - 46 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/limn/1993006 | |
Published online | 15 April 2009 |
Distribution, density and specific composition of water mites (Acari) in the sublittoral of Lake Banyoles (Spain)
Distribution, densité et composition spécifique des Hydracariens (Acari) dans la zone sublittorale du lac de Banyoles (Espagne)
1
Dep. Ecologia, University of Barcelona, Diagonal 645,
08028 Barcelona, Spain
2
Dep. Didáctica Ciencias Experimentales, University of Zaragoza, San Juan Bosco n° 7, 5009 Zaragoza, Spain
The seasonal and bathymetric occurrence of water mites in the sublittoral and profundal zones of lake Banyoles were studied in 1986-1987. Four species were found in the mud substrate : Neumania deltoides (Piersig, 1894), Neumania imitata Koenike, 1908, Unionicola crassipes (Müller, 1776) and Arrenurus sinuator (Müller, 1776). The maximum depth that water mites reached was 12 m, but they were more frequent and abundant at 5 m depth, mainly in the March-May period (41 individuals per m2). This group represents only 0.08-0.39 % of the total macrobenthic fauna in the sublittoral of lake Banyoles. N. deltoides is the most abundant and widely distributed species. For N. imitata this is the first record in the Iberian peninsula.
Résumé
La distribution bathymétrique et saisonnière des Hydracariens des zones profonde et sublittorale du lac de Banyoles a été étudiée en 1986-1987. Quatre espèces ont été trouvées dans le substrat vaseux : Neumania deltoides (Piersig, 1894), Neumania imitata Koenike, 1908, Unionicola crassipes (Müller, 1776) et Arrenurus sinuator (Müller, 1776). Les Hydracariens atteignent une profondeur maximum de 12 m, mais sont le plus abondants à – 5 m, surtout entre mars et mai (41 ind/m2). Ils ne représentent cependant que 0,08-0,39 % de la faune macrobenthique totale de la zone sublittorale du lac. N. deltoides est l'espèce la plus abondante et la plus répandue. Il s'agit de la première citation de N. imitata pour la péninsule ibérique.
Key words: sublittoral population / water mites / karstic lakes / lake Banyoles
Mots clés : population sublittorale / hydracariens / lacs karstiques / lac Banyoles
© Gauthier-Villars, 1993
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