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Abstract Aim Contributing to taxonomic knowledge on Pigmented Euglenophyceae at the Upper Paraná River Floodplain by enlarging the biodiversity survey in this ecosystem, in addition to contributing to the knowledge on the geographical distribution of this group in Brazil. Methods Quarterly samplings in the limnetic region of a floodplain lake between February 2000 and March 2009, numbering 30 samples obtained from both vertical and horizontal trawls using plankton net of a 15 µm-mesh aperture and subjected to Transeau-solution preservation. We prepared temporary slides and analyzed in order to have the organisms identified, measured and photographed through digital camera, directly using an Olympus binocular optical microscope with a 400x/1000x magnification. The analysis included the calculation of Constancy (C) for the sample of each species. Results 36 taxa were identified. Genus Trachelomonas Ehr. emend. Defl. had the best representation, with 20 taxa. Among the taxa surveyed, 53% (19 taxa) constituted new records of occurrence for the Upper Paraná River Floodplain. The taxa recorded as frequent (33.3%) are considered cosmopolitan and present wide geographical distribution throughout Brazil; however, most of the taxa surveyed (67%) was classified as sporadic or rare, which is probably related to the high environmental variability observed along the study period. Conclusion Among the surveyed 19 taxa constituted new records of occurrence for the upper Paraná River floodplain and extended the geographical distribution of Euglenophyceae in Brazil.
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Floodplains are river systems with high heterogeneity of habitats and great functional and structural complexity (Thomaz et al, 2004)
The taxa recorded as frequent (33.3%) are considered cosmopolitan and present wide geographical distribution throughout Brazil; most of the taxa surveyed (67%) was classified as sporadic or rare, which is probably related to the high environmental variability observed along the study period
The Upper Paraná River Floodplain is considered a relevant region for the conservation of biodiversity in Brazil and its environments have been studied since 2000 through a Long-term Ecological Project (PELD-site 6/ CNPq), which has constituted an important opportunity to build a survey of phytoplankton in this environment
Summary
Floodplains are river systems with high heterogeneity of habitats and great functional and structural complexity (Thomaz et al, 2004). Even though the ecology of the phytoplanktonic community in these environments has been widely investigated, studies involving its taxonomic approach are still rare (Jati & Train, 1994; Oliveira et al, 1994; Bovo-Scomparin et al, 2005, Paula et al, 2014; Jati et al, 2014; Moresco et al, 2015) In this context, the papers by Jati & Train (1993, 1994) and Biolo & Rodrigues (2010) represent the only records of Euglenophyceae taxonomy for such environments
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