Art. XXIX.—Classified List of the New Zealand Botatoria, including Twelve Species not previously recorded.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 46, 1913, Page 213

Art. XXIX.—Classified List of the New Zealand Botatoria, including Twelve Species not previously recorded. By C. Barham Morris F.R.M.S. [Read before the Otago Institute, 7th October, 1913.] The nomenclature in the following list is that adopted in Harring's “Synopsis of the Rotatoria,” Bulletin 81, Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, and is in agreement with the International Code. In cases where the names differ from those previously given when reporting the occurrence of the species in this country, both names are inserted to avoid confusion, together with the name of the writer, habitat, volume and page of the work in which the record is made. A query is placed against those species which cannot be definitely identified on the information at present available. I regret being prevented from doing much field-work during the past twelve months, and wish to record my great indebtedness to Mr. A. Cunningham, of Oamaru, for his assistance in pond-searching. No less than nine of the species here recorded for the first time from New Zealand were found by him. Two new and interesting species—a Brachionus and a Synhaeta— have been sent Home to Mr. Rousselet for further examination and report. The total number of species dealt with in this paper is seventy-six, out of which the doubtfuls number nine. Order Ploima. Fam. Notommatidae. Subfam. Notommatinae. Genus Notommata Ehrenberg. 1. N. aurita (Müller). Pond near Oamaru. Not previously recorded in New Zealand. 2. N. najas Bhrenberg. Pond, Awamoa. Not previously recorded in New Zealand. 3. N. saccigera Ehrenberg. Pond, Weston, North Otago. Not previously recorded in New Zealand. 4. N. tripus Ehrenberg. Lily-pond, Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 269. 5.? N. pentophthalma Hilgendorf. Pond, Taieri Beach. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 31, p. 116. ? Genus Planoventer Hilgendorf. 1.? P. varicolor Hilgendorf. Pond, Taieri Beach. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 31, p. 118. Genus Proales Gosse. 1. P. decipiens (Ehrenberg). Near Lincoln. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 269.

Genus Diaschiza Gosse. 1. D. auriculata (Müller). ? D. taurocephalus Hilgendorf. Taieri Beach. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. List., vol. 31, p. 123. 2. D. forficata (Ehrenberg). D. paeta Gosse. Waihola Lake. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 270. Furcularia caeca Gosse. Maheno. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 166. 3. D. globata Gosse. Not previously recorded in New Zealand. 4. D. gibba (Ehrenberg). D. semiaperta Gosse. Taieri Beach. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 31, p. 124. 5. D. tenuior Gosse. Taieri Beach. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 270. 6. D. ventripes Dixon-Nuttall. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 270. Subfam: Dicranophorinae. Genus Dicranophorus Nitzsch. 1. D. auritus (Ehrenberg). Eosphora aurita Werneck. Taieri Ferry. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 269. 2. D. forcipatus (Müller). Diglena forcipata Ehrenberg. Near Lincoln. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 269. Fam. Epiphanidae. Genus Epiphanes Ehrenberg. 1. E. brachionus (Ehrenberg). Notops brachionus Hudson. Dunedin: Woodhaugh Gar lens. Morris, Trans. N.Z Inst., vol. 45, p. 165. 2. E. senla (Müller). Hydatina sen'a Ehrenberg. Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z Inst., vol. 35, p. 269. Genus Rhinoglena Ehrenberg. 1. R. frontalis Ehrenberg. Rhinops vitrea Hudson. Weston. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45. p. 165. Fam. Brachionidae. Genus Brachionus Pallas. 1. B. angularis Gosse. Enfield. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 166. 2. B. calyciflorus Pallas. B. pala Ehrenberg. Oamaru. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 166. 3. B. capsuliflorus Pallas. B. varibilis Hempel. Totara. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 167. B. bakeri Müller. Richmond's Crossing, North Otago. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 166.

4. B. leydigii Cohn. B. quadratus Rousselet. Palmerston South. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 167. 5. B. urceus (Linnaeus). Oamaru. Not previously recorded in New Zealand. Genus Keratella Bory de St. Vincent. 1. K. cochlearis (Gosse). Anuraea cochlearis Gosse. Evansdale and Oamaru. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 167. 2 K. quadrata (Müller). Anuraea aculeata Ehrenberg. Oamaru. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 167. Genus Notholca Gosse. 1. N. striata (Müller). N. jugosa Gosse. Lincoln. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 271. N. regularis Hilgendorf. Akatore Creek. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst. vol. 31, p. 132. Genus Anuraeopsis Lauterborn. 1. A. fissa (Gosse). Anuraea hypelasma Gosse. Auckland. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 271. Fam. Fuchlanidae. Genus Euchlanis Ehrenberg. 1. E. dilatata Ehrenberg. Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 270. 2. E. lyra Hudson. Geraldine. Not previously recorded in New Zealand. Genus Lecane Nitzsch. 1.? L. hudsoni (Lord). Cathypna hudsoni Lord. Mount Eden, Auckland. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 270. 2. L. luna (Müller). Oamaru. Not previously recorded in New Zealand. Genus Monostyla Ehrenberg. 1. M. bulla Gosse. Oamaru. Not previously recorded in New Zealand. 2. M. cornuta (Müller). Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 271. 3. M. lunaris (Ehrenberg). Waihola Lake. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 271. Fam. Lepadellidae. Genus Lepadella Bory de St. Vincent. 1. L. acuminata (Ehrenberg). Metopidia acuminata Ehrenberg. Taieri Beach. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 31, p. 129. 2. L. ovalis (Müller). Metopidia solidus Gosse. Taieri Beach. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 31, p. 130.

3. L. rhomboides (Gosse). Oamaru. Not previously recorded in New Zealand. 4. L. salpina Ehrenberg. Weston. Not previously recorded in New Zealand. 5. L. triptera Ehrenberg. Metopidia triptera Ehrenberg. Lincoln. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 271. Genus Colurella Bory de St. Vincent. 1. C. colurus (Ehrenberg). Colurus amblytelus Gosse. Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 271. Fam. Trichotriidae. Genus Trichotria Bory de St. Vincent. 1. T. tetractis (Ehrenberg). ? Dinocharis inornata Hilgendorf. Taieri Beach. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 31, p. 121. Dinocharis tetractis Ehrenberg. Swamp, Waitaki River. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 166. Fam. Trichocercidae. Genus Trichocerca Lamarck. 1. T. longiseta (Schrank). Rattulus longiseta Jennings. North Otago. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 166. 2. T. lophoessa (Gosse). Mastigocerca lophoessa Gosse. Taieri Beach. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 269. 3. T. rattus (Müller). Rattulus rattus Jennings. Pukerau, near Waipahi. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 166. 4. T. cimolius (Gosse). ? Rattulus cimolius Gosse. Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 269. Genus Diurella Bory de St. Vincent. 1. D. brachyura (Gosse). Coelopus brachyurus Gosse. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 270. 2. D. tenuior (Gosse). Coelopus tenuior Gosse. Taieri Beach. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 270. 3. D. tigris (Müller). Rattulus tigeris Gosse. Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 269. 4. D. weberi Jennings. Coelopus weberi Hilgendorf. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 269.

Fam. Gastropodidae. Genus Gastropus Imhof. 1. G. minor (Rousselet). Notops minor Rousselet. Taieri Beach. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z., Inst., vol. 35, p. 269. Fam. Synchaetidae. Genus Synchaeta-Ehrenberg. 1. S. pectinata Ehrenberg. Balruddery, North Otago. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 165. 2. S. tremula (Müller). Garden-ponds, Oamaru. Not previously recorded in New Zealand. 3. S. triophthalma Lauterborn. Oamaru Harbour. Not previously recorded in New Zealand. Fam. Polyarthridae. Genus Polyarthra Ehrenberg. 1. P. trigla Ehrenberg.P. platyptera Ehrenberg. Oamaru. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 165. Genus Filinia* Bory de St. Vincent. 1. F. longiseta (Ehrenberg). Triarthra longiseta Ehrenberg. North Otago. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 165. 2. F. passa. (Müller). Triarthra mystacina Ehrenberg. North Otago. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 165. Fam. Asplanchnidae. enus Asplanchna Gosse. 1. A. brightwellii Gosse. North Otago and South Canterbury. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 165. Genus Asplanchnopus de Guerne. 1. A. multiceps (Schrank). A. myrmeleo Hudson. North Otago. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 165. Fam. Testudinellidae. Genus Testudinella Bory de St. Vincent. 1. T. patina (Hermann). Pterodina patina Ehrenberg. Lincoln and Lake Waihola. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 271.

Order Flosculariacea. Fam. Floscularidae. Genus Floscularia Cuvier. 1. F. ringens (Linnaeus). Melicerta ringens Schrank. Petane Valley, Napier. Hamilton, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 12, p. 301. Genus Limnias Schrank. 1. L. ceratophylli Schrank. Ardgowan, Oamaru. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 164. Genus Ptygura Ehrenberg. 1. P. socialis (Weber). Oecistes socialis Weber. Ardgowan. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 164. Fam. Conochilidae. Genus Conochilus Ehrenberg. 1. C. hippocrepis (Schrank). C. volvox Ehrenberg. Waikakahi. Morris, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 45, p. 164. Order Collothecacea. Fam. Collothecidae. Genus Collotheca Harring. 1. C. ambigua (Hudson). Floscularia ambigua Hudson. Mount Eden, Auckland. Hilgen-dorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 267. 2. C. coronetta (Cubitt). Floscularia coronetta Cubitt. The Hutt, We lington. Stock, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 25, p. 193. 3. G. ornata (Ehrenberg). Floscularia ornata Ehrenberg. Lincoln. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 267. Order Bdelloida. Fam. Philodininae. Subfam. Philodininae. Genus Philodina Ehrenberg 1. P. erythrophthalma Ehrenberg. Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 268. 2. P. megalotrocha Ehrenberg. Mount Eden, Auckland. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 268. 3. P. roseola Ehrenberg. Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 268. 4.? P. microps Gosse. Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 268. 5.? P. cloacata Hilgendorf. Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 268.

Genus Rotaria Scopoli. 1. R. macrura (Ehrenberg). Rotifer macrurus Ehrenberg. Taieri Beach. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 31, p. 111. 2. R. rotatoria (Pallas). Rotifer vulgaris Schrank. Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 268. Subfam. Habrotrochinae. Genus Habrotrocha Bryce. 1. H. elegans (Milne). Callidina venusta Bryce. Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 268. Genus Callidina* As the Genus Callidina has been insufficiently described, it now contains a collection of doubtful species, and has been omitted from the classification table. Ehrenberg. 1.? C. bihamata Gosse. Lincoln College. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 35, p. 268. 2.? C. quadridens Hilgendorf. Taieri Beach. Hilgendorf, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 31, p. 113. Addendum. The Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society for October, 1913, contains a paper by Mr. James Murray, F.R.S.E., on some rotifers collected by him in Australia and New Zealand when with the Shackleton Antarctic Expedition. The New Zealand specimens were all obtained from ponds near The Hermitage, Mount Cook. Following is a list of the ten species dealt with in the paper, and, with the exception of Monostyla bulla, all are recorded for the first time from this country:— Names as reported by Mr. Murray. Names as in the Synopsis. Monommata appendiculata Stenroos Monommata orbis grandis Tessin. Copeus caudatus Collins Notommata caudata Collins. Rattulus scipio Gosse Trichocerca scipio (Gosse). Rattulus orca Murray Trichocerca orca (Murray). Diurella insignis Herrick Diurella insignis Horrick. Scaridium longicaudatum Müller Scaridium longicaudum (Müller). Scaridium eudactylotum Gosse Scaridium eudactylotum Gosse. Polychaetus collinsi Gosse Macrochaetus collinsii (Gosse). Monostyla bulla Gosse Monostyla bulla Gosse. Pterodina striata Murray Testudinella striata (Murray).