Rotifers Diversity in a Small Irrigation Reservoir

Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Dr. Praveen Ojha

The present investigation was carried out to study the rotifers diversity in Barnoo reservoir, Jabalpur, MP. Seasonal

variations in the abundance of rotifers during the study period from 2001 to 2003 were described. A total number

of 18 genera consist of 43 species of Rotifers were encountered belonging to 12 families, 2 sub-orders and 2 orders. Order Monogononta had

maximum species belonging to 11 families. The most diversified genera was Brachionus, represented by 14 species, Keretella represented by

5 species, Filinia represented by 5 species, Trichocerca represented by 4 species and Lecane represented by 2 species. The least dominated

genera were represented by single species