Table 1

Species found in high salinity aquatic habitats in México (*found at salinities ≥ 3000 μS cm-1)

Number
Species
Abbreviation
Sites found

1
Adineta sp. *
AdinSp
34
2
Anuraeopsis fissa* Gosse, 1851
AnurFiss
22, 26, 45
3
Ascomorpha saltans Bartsch, 1870
AscoSalt
17, 21
4
Brachionus angularis* Gosse, 1851
BracAngu
42, 45
5
Brachionus bidentatus* Anderson, 1889
BracBide
45
6
Cephalodella sp.*
CephSp
27
7
Cephalodella forficula* (Ehrenberg, 1832)
CephForf
20, 21
8
Cephalodella gibba* (Ehrenberg, 1832)
CephGibb
18, 20, 22, 23, 27
9
Cephalodella gracilis* (Ehrenberg, 1832)
CephGrcl
3, 34
10
Cephalodella cf. graciosa Wulfert, 1951
CephGrac
21
11
Cephalodella megalocephala* (Glascott, 1893)
CephMega
17, 20, 23, 26, 27, 28
12
Cephalodella panarista Myers, 1924
CephPana
22
13
Cephalodella sterea* (Gosse, 1887)
CephSter
3, 4, 20
14
Collotheca crateriformis Offord, 1934
CollCrat
22
15
Colurella colurus (Ehrenberg, 1930)
ColuColu
24, 26
16
Colurella obtusa* (Gosse, 1886)
ColuObtu
3, 4, 17, 18, 34
17
Colurella uncinata (Müller, 1773)
ColuUnci
20, 21, 22
18
Dicranophorus forcipatus (O.F. Müller, 1786)
DicrForc
20, 23
19
Eosphora ehrenbergi* Weber & Montet, 1918
EospEhre
20, 26, 27
20
Euchlanis dilatata Ehrenberg, 1832
EuchDila
28, 44
21
Gastropus stylifer* (Imhof, 1891)
GastStyl
45
22
Hexarthra oxyuris* (Sernov, 1903)
HexaOxyu
24, 26, 35
23
Keratella americana Carlin, 1943
KeraAmer
17
24
Lecane aeganea Harring, 1914
LecaAega
4
25
Lecane arcula* Harring, 1914
LecaArcu
20, 43, 44
26
Lecane bulla* (Gosse, 1851)
LecaBull
3, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 34, 44
27
Lecane closterocerca* (Schmarda, 1859)
LecaClos
3, 20, 22, 34, 43
28
Lecane cornuta (O.F. Müller, 1786)
LecaCorn
22
29
Lecane crepida Harring, 1914
LecaCrep
24, 44
30
Lecane hornemanni* (Ehrenberg, 1834)
LecaHorn
3, 20, 34
31
Lecane inermis* (Bryce, 1892)
LecaIner
3, 21, 24
32
Lecane leontina (Turner, 1892)
LecaLeot
21, 44
33
Lecane luna* (O.F. Müller, 1776)
LecaLuna
17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 35
34
Lecane lunaris* (Ehrenberg, 1832)
LecaLunr
3, 17, 18, 20, 26
35
Lecane nana* (Murray, 1913)
LecaNana
17, 20
36
Lecane obtusa* (Murray, 1913)
LecaObtu
20, 21, 26
37
Lecane punctata (Murray, 1913)
LecaPunc
17, 21
38
Lecane pyriformis (Daday, 1905)
LecaPyri
3, 17
39
Lecane quadridentata* (Ehrenberg, 1832)
LecaQuad
20, 22, 45
40
Lecane spinulifera* Edmondson, 1935
LecaSpin
21, 24, 26
41
Lecane thalera (Harring & Meyers, 1924)
LecaThal
3, 17, 19, 26
42
Lepadella (= Heterolepadella) heterostyla* (Murray, 1914)
HeteHete
24
43
Lecane undulata * Segers & Dumont, 1993
LecaUndu
3, 4, 24
44
Lepadella ovalis/patella* (O.F. Müller, 1786)
LepaOvPa
1, 2, 3, 4, 17,18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 35
45
Lepadella triptera* (Ehrenberg, 1830)
LepaTrip
17, 20, 21, 26
46
Notholca acuminata* (Ehrenberg, 1832)
NothAcum
20, 22, 23, 24, 26
47
Notommata tripus Ehrenberg, 1838
NotoTrip
21
48
Philodina megalotrocha* Ehrenberg, 1832
PhilMega
18, 20, 21, 28
49
Platyias quadricornis (Ehrenberg, 1832)
PlatQuad
20
50
Polyarthra dolichoptera* Idelson, 1925
PolyDolic
45
51
Polyarthra vulgaris* Carlin, 1943
PolyVulg
45
52
Proales similis* de Beauchamp, 1907
ProaSimi
20, 27, 24, 34
53
Proales sordida Gosse, 1886
ProaSord
18
54
Proales cf. wesenbergi Wulfert, 1960
ProaWese
21
55
Resticula melandocus (Gosse, 1887)
RestMela
23
56
Scaridium bostjani* Daems & Dumont, 1974
ScarBost
20, 28
57
Trichocerca cf. intermedia* (Stenroos, 1898)
TricInte
18, 20, 23
58
Trichotria tetractis (Ehrenberg, 1830)
TricTetr
20
59
Tripleuchlanis plicata (Levander, 1894)
TripPlic
20
60
Unidentified bdelloids*
Bdel
1, 2, 3, 4, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 34, 43, 44

Locality codes: Ojos Altos A* (1), Ojos Altos B (2), Ojos Altos C (3), Ojos Altos D (4), Poza la Becerra (17), Rio Mesquites*(18), Poza Azul (19), Poza Tortugas* (20), Poza Churince (21), Entrance to Ejido El Venado (22), Tio Julio (23), Los Hundidos Main pool* (24), Los Gatos* (26), Las Playitas* (27), wetland north of Los Hundidos*(28), Poza Los Arcos* (34), La Campaña*(35), Rio la Lloviznosa (42), Manantial los Peroles (43), Manantial San Sebastian (44), San Francisco Cattle Tank*(45). Note: For complete list of species found in all Méxican sites sampled contact the corresponding author.

Walsh et al. Saline Systems 2008 4:7   doi:10.1186/1746-1448-4-7