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Table 1

Faunistic survey and Dajoz index of ciliate protozoan community in rural and urban streams and respective regions (H = headwater, Mc = middle course, M = mouth), during two hydrological periods (dry and rainy) (+ = accidental, ++ = accessory, +++ = constant).

Taxa Rural Urban


Dry Rainy Dry Rainy




H Mc M H Mc M H Mc M H Mc M
COLPODEA Small and Lynn, 1981
Colpoda sp. + +
Colpoda steinii Maupas, 1883 +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ++ + +++
Cyrtolophosis mucicola Stokes, 1885 ++ ++ + ++ + +
CYRTOPHORIA Faure-Fremiet in Corliss, 1956
Chamydonella alpestris Foissner, 1979 + +
Chilodonella uncinata (Ehrenberg, 1838) Strand, 1928 + ++ ++ + + +++ ++ +
Trithigmostoma cucullulus (Mueller, 1786) Jankowski, 1967 + ++ ++
Trithigmostoma steinii (Blochmann, 1895) Foissner, 1988 + + +
Trochilia minuta (Roux, 1899) Kahl, 1931 + + +
Trochioides recta (Kahl, 1928) Kahl, 1931 ++ +
Trochiloides sp. + +
HAPTORIA Corliss, 1974
Actinobolina smalli Holt et al., 1973 +
Askenasia volvox (Eichwald, 1852) Kahl,1930 + +
Chaenea stricta (Dujardim, 1841) Foissner et al., 1995 + + + + +
Didinium nasutum (Muller, 1773) Stein, 1959 +
Enchelys gastenosteus Kahl, 1926 + + +
Enchelys sp. +
Lacrymaria olor (Mueller, 1786) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824 + + +
Mesodinium pulex (Claparède and Lachmann 1859) Stein, 1867 + +++ ++ ++ +
Monilicaryon monilatus (Stokes, 1886) Jankowski, 1967 + +
Phialina sp. +
Plagiopyla nasuta Stein, 1860 +
Protospathidium sp. +
Trachelius ovum (Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg, 1938 + + +++ ++
HETEROTRICHEA Stein, 1959
Blepharisma sp. +
Bryometopus sp. +
Bryophyllum sp. +
Caenomorpha uniserealis Levander, 1894 + ++ ++ +++ +
Spirostomum minus Roux, 1901 + +
Spirostomum teres Claparède and Lachmann, 1858 +
Stentor muelleri Ehrenberg, 1831 + + + +
Stentor multiformis (Mueller, 1786) Ehrenberg, 1838 +
Stentor roeselii Ehrenberg, 1835 + + +
HYMENOSTOMATIA Delage and Herouard, 1896
Colpidium colpoda (Losana, 1829) Stein, 1860 +
Colpidium kleini Foissner, 1969 + +
Ctedoctema acanthocryptum Stokes, 1884 ++ + +++ + + + ++
Dexiostoma campylum (Stokes 1886) Jankowski, 1967 + + + + + + + +
Dexiotricha sp. + +++ +++ +
Epenardia myriophilli (Penard, 1922) Corliss, 1971 +
Frontonia acuminata (Ehrenberg, 1833) Buetschli,1889 + + +
Frontonia elliptica Beardsley, 1902 + +
Frontonia leucas (Ehrenberg, 1833) Ehrenberg, 1838 + + +
Glaucoma frontata (Stokes, 1886) Cunha, 1913 + ++ + ++
Glaucoma scintillans Ehrenberg, 1830 +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ++ +++ ++
Kahlilembus attenuatus(Smith, 1897) Foissner et al., 1994 +
Lembadion bullinum (Mueller, 1786) Perty, 1849 + + + +++ ++ +++
Lembadion lucens (Maskell, 1887) Kahl, 1931 ++ ++ + ++ + +++ + + +++ +++
Loxocephalus sp. ++ + +
Ophryoglena cf. flava Ehrenberg, 1833 +
Ophryoglena sp. + ++ + + + ++
Paramecium aurelia (Ehrenberg, 1838) Dujardin, 1841 + + + + + + ++ + +
Paramecium bursaria (Ehrenberg, 1831) Focke, 1836 + +
Paramecium caudatum Ehrenberg, 1833 +
Paramecium putrinum Claparède and Lachmann, 1859 + + + + +
Pseudocohnilembus pusillus (Quennerstedt, 1869) Foissner and Wilbert, 1981 +
Stokesia vernalis Wenrich, 1929 +
Tetrahymena pyriformis (Ehrenberg, 1830) Lwoff, 1947 ++ ++ +++ ++ +++ +++
Urocentrum turbo (Mueller, 1786) Nitzsch, 1827 ++ + ++ + ++ +++ ++ ++ + ++ + ++
Urozona buetschilii Schewiakoff, 1889 +
EUPLOTIDA Small and Lynn, 1985
Aspidisca cicada (Mueller, 1786) Claparède and Lachmann, 1858 + ++ ++ +++ +++ + +++ ++ +++ +++ +++
Aspidisca lynceus (Mueller, 1773) Ehrenberg, 1830 ++ + ++ + ++ ++ + + + +
Aspidisca turrita (Ehrenberg, 1831) Claparède and Lachmann, 1858 +
Euplotes cf. aediculatus Pierson, 1943 +++ ++ +++
Euplotes moebiusi Kahl, 1932 + + + ++ +++ + + + ++ + +
Euplotes sp. + + + +
HYPOTRICHIA Stein, 1869
Gastrostyla steinii Engelmann, 1862 +
Halteria grandinella (Mueller, 1773) Dujardim, 1841 ++ + + + +
Holosticha cf. kessleri (Wrzesniowski, 1877) +
Holosticha monilata Kahl, 1928 + ++ + +
Holosticha pullaster (Mueller, 1773) Foissner et al., 1991 + +
Oxytricha chlorelligera Kahl, 1932 + + + +
Oxytricha haematoplasma Blatterer and Foissner, 1990 + + +
Oxytricha setigera Stokes (1891) ++
Oxytricha similis Engelmann, 1862 +
Oxytricha sp. + ++ ++ + +++ ++
Steinia platystoma (Ehrenberg, 1831) Diesing, 1866 +
Stichotricha aculeata Wrzesowski, 1866 +
Stylonychia mytilus Ammermann, 1971 +
Stylonychia putrina Stokes, 1885 +
Uroleptus sp. + +
LOXODIDA Jankowski, 1980
Loxodes magnus Stokes, 1887 + ++ ++
Loxodes rostrum (Mueller, 1786) Ehrenberg, 1830 + + + +
Loxodes striatus (Engelmann 1862) Penard, 1917 + + ++ + +
NASSOPHOREA Small and Lynn, 1981
Chilodontopsis depressa (Perty, 1852) Blochmann, 1895 + ++ + +
Drepanomonas revoluta Penard, 1922 +
Leptopharinx costatus Mermord, 1914 + +++ ++ ++ ++ + +
Microthorax pusillus Engelmann, 1862 ++ + + +
Microthorax sp. + +
Nassula picta Greeff, 1888 +
Pseudomicrothorax agilis Mermord, 1914 + ++ + ++
Pseudomicrothorax dubius (Maupas, 1833) Penard, 1922 +++
OLIGOTRICHEA Butschili, 1887
Codonella cratera (Leidy, 1877) Imhof, 1985 + +++ + ++ + +
Limnostrombidium sp. + +
Rimostrombidium humile (Penard, 1922) Petz and Foissner (1992) + +
Rimostrombidium lacustris (Foissner et al., 1988) Petz and Foissner, 1992 + +
Strobilidium caudatum (Fromentel, 1876) Foissner, 1987 + ++ + ++
Tintinnidium sp. + + + + +
PERITRICHIA Stein, 1859
Carchesium polypinum (Linnaeus, 1758) Ehrenberg, 1830 + + + + ++ + +
Cothurnia annulata Stokes, 1885 +
Epistylis cf. entzii Stiller, 1935 + + + + ++
Epistylis coronata Nusch, 1970 + + + +
Epistylis plicatilis Ehrenberg, 1831 + +
Epistylis sp. +
Opercularia coarctata (Claparède and Lachmann, 1858) Roux, 1901 +
Pseudovorticella chamydophora (Penard, 1922) Jankowski, 1976 + ++ + + + ++ + + ++
Scyphidia hyalina Biegel, 1954 +
Vorticella aquadulcis Stokes, 1887 + ++ ++ + ++
Vorticella campanula Ehrenberg, 1831 +++ + + +++ + +++ + + +
Vorticella convallaria Linnaeus, 1758 +++ +++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
Vorticella infusionum Foissner et al., 1994 + ++ ++ ++
Vorticella octava (Kahl, 1935) Stiller, 1942 +
Zoothamnium arbuscula (Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg, 1838 +
PLEUROSTOMATIDA Schewiakoff, 1896
Acineria incurvata Dujardim, 1841 + +
Acineria uncinata Tulesco, 1962 ++ + + ++ +++ ++ +
Amphileptus claparedii Stein, 1867 +
Amphileptus pleurosigma (Stokes, 1884) Foisnner, 1984 + ++ ++ +
Amphileptus punctatus (Kahl, 1926) Foissner, 1984 +
Litonotus alpestris Foissner, 1978 +++ ++ ++ + ++ +++ +++ +
Litonotus crystallinus (Vuxanovici, 1960) Foissner et al., 1995 + + ++ +++ +
Litonotus cygnus (Mueller, 1773) Foissner et al., 1995 +
Litonotus fusidens (Kahl, 1926) Foissner et al., 1995 ++ + + + +
Litonotus lamella (Mueller, 1773 Foissner et al., 1995 ++ + ++ ++ ++ +
Litonotus varsaviensis (Wrzesniowski, 1986) Wrzesniowski, 1870 + + + ++ ++ ++
PROSTOMATEA Schewiakoof, 1896
Balanion planctonicum (Foissner et al., 1990) Foissner et al., 1994 + + +
Coleps elongatus Ehrenberg, 1831 + ++ ++
Coleps sp. +
Coleps hirtus (Mueller, 1786) Nitzsch, 1827 ++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ++ ++ +++ + ++ +++
Holophrya discolor Ehrenberg, 1833 + + + + +
Holophrya teres (Ehrenberg, 1833) Foissner et al., 1994 +
Placus luciae (Kahl, 1926) Kahl, 1930 ++ + ++
Plagiocampa rouxi Kahl, 1926 +++ + + + + + ++ + + + +
Plagiocampa sp. + + + ++ +++
Prorodon ellipticus (Kahl, 1930) Foissner et al., 1994 +
Urotricha farcta Claparede and Lachmann, 1859 + ++ ++ +++ +++ +++ + + +++ ++ ++
Urotricha furcata Schewiakoff, 1892 +
Urotricha sp. + +++ + + +
SCUTICOCILIATIA Small, 1967
Calyptotricha laguminosa Penard, 1922 ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
Cinetochilum margaritaceum Perty, 1849 +++ ++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
Cyclidium glaucoma Mueller, 1786 + + + + ++
Cyclidium heptatrichum Schewiakoff, 1893 + ++ ++ ++ +
Sathrophilus muscorum (Kahl, 1931) Corliss, 1960 ++ + +
Uronema nigricans (Mueller 1786) Florentin, 1901 + ++
SUCTORIA Claparèdeand Lachmann, 1858
Podophrya fixa (Mueller, 1786) Ehrenberg, 1833 + + +
Podophrya sp. + +++ + + ++ +

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