Bryofaunal gastrotrichs from the Cerrado: First report of Dendroichthydium cf. ibyrapora from a Neotropical Savanna
Abstract We present here a new record of Dendroichthydium cf. ibyrapora from epiphytic moss in Brazilian Cerrado within the Reserva do Roncador IBGE Ecological Reserve. This new finding provides further morphological data under light and electron scanning microscopy, and genetic data from 18S and 28S ribosomal DNA. The Cerrado animals fit neatly to the diagnostic morphological characteristics of the original description from Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest, but they are smaller and feature genetic distance across both biomes.
Authors
- André Rinaldo Senna Garraffoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6303-7244)
- Axell Kou Minowa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2962-6053)
- Vitor R. P. Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3361-7827)
Institutions
- Universidade de Brasília (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biota Neotropica
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2025-1753
- Primary Topic
- Tardigrade Biology and Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico