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Keratella tropica (Apstein 1907)

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Het tropisch puzzelraderdier Keratella tropica is, zoals de meeste raderdiertjes, wijdverspreid. Het diertje is vooral gekend in tropisch en subtropisch zoetwater, maar gedijt in de zomer ook goed in gematigde streken. Dit raderdiertje is een vrijzwemmende soort die ook brak water tolereert. Via het transport met ballastwater van schepen doorheen kanalen of via vogels, belandde deze soort in onze contreien. In België werd dit diertje voor het eerst waargenomen in 1974 in het Donkmeer en in de Gentse Watersportbaan in Oost-Vlaanderen. Momenteel heeft deze soort de bovenloop van de Schelde en de Zeeschelde gekoloniseerd
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VLIZ Alien Species Consortium. (2010). VLIZ Alien Species Consortium. (2010). Wasson, K.; Zabin, C.J.; Bedinger, L.; Díaz, M.C.; Pearse, J.S. (2001). Biological invasions of estuaries without international shipping: the importance of intraregional transport. <em>Biological Conservation.</em> 102 (2): 143-153. Frisch, D.; Green, A. J.; Figuerola, J. (2007). High dispersal capacity of a broad spectrum of aquatic invertebrates via waterbirds. <em>Aquatic Sciences.</em> 69(4): 568-574.
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Alien species

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Keratella tropica is, like most rotifers, widely distributed. This species is mainly found in tropical and subtropical freshwater, but during summer it also thrives in temperate areas. This rotifer is a free-swimming species that tolerates brackish water. By transport in the ballast water of ships that pass through channels or via birds, the species reached Belgian regions. This species was first reported in Belgium in 1974 at Donkmeer, and at the Ghent Watersportbaan (East Flanders). At the moment, the species has colonized the upper reaches of the Scheldt river as wel as the Sea Scheldt.
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cc-by-4.0
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WoRMS Editorial Board
bibliographic citation
VLIZ Alien Species Consortium. (2010). VLIZ Alien Species Consortium. (2010). Wasson, K.; Zabin, C.J.; Bedinger, L.; Díaz, M.C.; Pearse, J.S. (2001). Biological invasions of estuaries without international shipping: the importance of intraregional transport. <em>Biological Conservation.</em> 102 (2): 143-153. Frisch, D.; Green, A. J.; Figuerola, J. (2007). High dispersal capacity of a broad spectrum of aquatic invertebrates via waterbirds. <em>Aquatic Sciences.</em> 69(4): 568-574.
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Vandepitte, Leen [email]