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We present the first record of the freshwater gastropod Pettancylus tenuis from the Pune region o... more We present the first record of the freshwater gastropod Pettancylus tenuis from the Pune region of India. This species, which resembles a limpet, was found in November and December 2020 in a wetland formed near the confluence of Mula and Ram rivers in Pune city. The shell characters of the specimens match the available description of the species. The other records of this species from Maharashtra are nearly 150 km from Pune.
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water b... more Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water bodies, and pond ecosystems, and related temporary water bodies are neglected. We present here a faunal inventory, with representative photographs, for a single, small temporary pond, reporting over 125 species of strictly aquatic fauna and 25 species of associated fauna, even though we did not identify some groups such as Protozoa, Diptera and nymphs of Odonata, etc. The identified species belong to seven taxa of vertebrates and invertebrates together. Arthropoda and Rotifera were the most species rich groups, observed with 83 and 45 representatives, respectively. Coleoptera were the most numerous in terms of species number. Such a small water body holds some endemics as well as otherwise very rare animals and so deserves better attention. We also highlight the potential and importance of such habitats for research and conservation.
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2014
Inland Waters, 2019
Most studies on crustacean metacommunity ecology do not consider constituent higher-level taxa se... more Most studies on crustacean metacommunity ecology do not consider constituent higher-level taxa separately, despite ecological differences among them. This oversight, coupled with the fact that observed patterns can vary in different regions, prompted our study in the megadiverse, yet understudied, Western Ghats region in India. We studied temporary rock pools on a lateritic outcrop to identify factors influencing species richness, metacommunity structure, and spatial patterns of constituent crustacean groups. We used Spearman's correlation, ordination-based methods, partial Mantel tests, distance-decay patterns, and β-diversity partitioning to analyse the influence of spatial and ecological factors on distribution of taxa and community composition. Overall crustacean species richness was strongly influenced by hydroperiod; some influence of other parameters such as maximum surface area and depth on species richness of individual taxa was also observed. Hydroperiod had the strongest influence on the community composition, and community dissimilarity increased with environmental and interpool distance. High turnover among the communities and significant influence of environmental factors indicated species-sorting processes were structuring the crustacean metacommunity. The communities of copepods and cladocerans showed higher nestedness while those of ostracods and large branchiopods showed higher turnover. We discuss the metacommunity structure observed at a small spatial scale in relation to the ecology of constituent crustacean groups, habitat, and landscape features.
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water b... more Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water bodies, and pond ecosystems, and related temporary water bodies are neglected. We present here a faunal inventory, with representative photographs, for a single, small temporary pond, reporting over 125 species of strictly aquatic fauna and 25 species of associated fauna, even though we did not identify some groups such as Protozoa, Diptera and nymphs of Odonata, etc. The identified species belong to seven taxa of vertebrates and invertebrates together. Arthropoda and Rotifera were the most species rich groups, observed with 83 and 45 representatives, respectively. Coleoptera were the most numerous in terms of species number. Such a small water body holds some endemics as well as otherwise very rare animals and so deserves better attention. We also highlight the potential and importance of such habitats for research and conservation. (2015). Documenting the fauna of a small temporary pond from Pune, Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(6): 7196-7210; http://dx.doi.
Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water b... more Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water bodies, and pond ecosystems, and related temporary water bodies are neglected. We present here a faunal inventory, with representative photographs, for a single, small temporary pond, reporting over 125 species of strictly aquatic fauna and 25 species of associated fauna, even though we did not identify some groups such as Protozoa, Diptera and nymphs of Odonata, etc. The identified species belong to seven taxa of vertebrates and invertebrates together. Arthropoda and Rotifera were the most species rich groups, observed with 83 and 45 representatives, respectively. Coleoptera were the most numerous in terms of species number. Such a small water body holds some endemics as well as otherwise very rare animals and so deserves better attention. We also highlight the potential and importance of such habitats for research and conservation.
We present the first record of the freshwater gastropod Pettancylus tenuis from the Pune region o... more We present the first record of the freshwater gastropod Pettancylus tenuis from the Pune region of India. This species, which resembles a limpet, was found in November and December 2020 in a wetland formed near the confluence of Mula and Ram rivers in Pune city. The shell characters of the specimens match the available description of the species. The other records of this species from Maharashtra are nearly 150 km from Pune.
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water b... more Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water bodies, and pond ecosystems, and related temporary water bodies are neglected. We present here a faunal inventory, with representative photographs, for a single, small temporary pond, reporting over 125 species of strictly aquatic fauna and 25 species of associated fauna, even though we did not identify some groups such as Protozoa, Diptera and nymphs of Odonata, etc. The identified species belong to seven taxa of vertebrates and invertebrates together. Arthropoda and Rotifera were the most species rich groups, observed with 83 and 45 representatives, respectively. Coleoptera were the most numerous in terms of species number. Such a small water body holds some endemics as well as otherwise very rare animals and so deserves better attention. We also highlight the potential and importance of such habitats for research and conservation.
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2014
Inland Waters, 2019
Most studies on crustacean metacommunity ecology do not consider constituent higher-level taxa se... more Most studies on crustacean metacommunity ecology do not consider constituent higher-level taxa separately, despite ecological differences among them. This oversight, coupled with the fact that observed patterns can vary in different regions, prompted our study in the megadiverse, yet understudied, Western Ghats region in India. We studied temporary rock pools on a lateritic outcrop to identify factors influencing species richness, metacommunity structure, and spatial patterns of constituent crustacean groups. We used Spearman's correlation, ordination-based methods, partial Mantel tests, distance-decay patterns, and β-diversity partitioning to analyse the influence of spatial and ecological factors on distribution of taxa and community composition. Overall crustacean species richness was strongly influenced by hydroperiod; some influence of other parameters such as maximum surface area and depth on species richness of individual taxa was also observed. Hydroperiod had the strongest influence on the community composition, and community dissimilarity increased with environmental and interpool distance. High turnover among the communities and significant influence of environmental factors indicated species-sorting processes were structuring the crustacean metacommunity. The communities of copepods and cladocerans showed higher nestedness while those of ostracods and large branchiopods showed higher turnover. We discuss the metacommunity structure observed at a small spatial scale in relation to the ecology of constituent crustacean groups, habitat, and landscape features.
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water b... more Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water bodies, and pond ecosystems, and related temporary water bodies are neglected. We present here a faunal inventory, with representative photographs, for a single, small temporary pond, reporting over 125 species of strictly aquatic fauna and 25 species of associated fauna, even though we did not identify some groups such as Protozoa, Diptera and nymphs of Odonata, etc. The identified species belong to seven taxa of vertebrates and invertebrates together. Arthropoda and Rotifera were the most species rich groups, observed with 83 and 45 representatives, respectively. Coleoptera were the most numerous in terms of species number. Such a small water body holds some endemics as well as otherwise very rare animals and so deserves better attention. We also highlight the potential and importance of such habitats for research and conservation. (2015). Documenting the fauna of a small temporary pond from Pune, Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(6): 7196-7210; http://dx.doi.
Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water b... more Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water bodies, and pond ecosystems, and related temporary water bodies are neglected. We present here a faunal inventory, with representative photographs, for a single, small temporary pond, reporting over 125 species of strictly aquatic fauna and 25 species of associated fauna, even though we did not identify some groups such as Protozoa, Diptera and nymphs of Odonata, etc. The identified species belong to seven taxa of vertebrates and invertebrates together. Arthropoda and Rotifera were the most species rich groups, observed with 83 and 45 representatives, respectively. Coleoptera were the most numerous in terms of species number. Such a small water body holds some endemics as well as otherwise very rare animals and so deserves better attention. We also highlight the potential and importance of such habitats for research and conservation.