Research Article
Diversity and Species Composition of Microbiota Associated with Mosquito Breeding Habitats: A Study from Kurunegala District in Sri Lanka
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Occurrence of microbiota species in varying types of mosquito breeding habitats.
| | Taxonomic group of microbiota species/taxa | Breeding habitats | | Rice fields | Irrigation canals | Blocked drainage canals | Tree holes | Marshy lands | Plastic containers | Ponds | Burrow pits | Discarded tyres | Metal containers | Reservoirs | Tank margins | Leaf litter | Clay pots | Ornamentals | Stagnant waterbodies |
| | Phy. Cyanobacteria/Cyanophyta | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F. Oscillatoriaceae | 2(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Oscillatoria spp. | | F. Nostocaceae | 2(1) | — | — | 2(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Anabaena affinis | | F. Spirulinaceae | 120(2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Spirulina major | | F. Microcystaceae | 2(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2(1) | — | — | — | — | — | | Microcystis spp. | | Phy. Amoebozoa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F. Arcellidae | 3(2) | — | — | — | — | 12(1) | — | — | 6(1) | 6(1) | — | — | — | — | 5(1) | — | | Arcella arenaria | | F. Difflugiidae | — | — | 2(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Difflugia corona | | Acanthocystis aculeata | 10(1) | — | — | — | 5(1) | — | — | — | — | 28(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Phy. Ciliophora | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F. Parameciidae | — | — | — | — | — | 8(1) | 44(1) | — | — | 12(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Paramecium bursaria | | F. Vorticellidae | 860(5) | 70(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50(1) | — | — | — | — | — | | Vorticella microstoma | | F. Zoothamniidae | 165(2) | 30(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | Zoothamnium sp. | | Phy. Euglenozoa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F. Euglenaceae | 21(2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Euglena variabilis | | Euglena acus | — | — | — | — | — | 6(2) | — | — | — | 4(1) | — | — | 2(1) | 5(1) | — | — | | Euglena geniculata | 20(1) | — | — | 15(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Euglena gracilis | 45(2) | 21(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Euglena caudate | 35(2) | 52(2) | 26(1) | — | 90(3) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10(1) | — | — | — | — | | Phacus pleuronectes | 116(1) | 126(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Phacus curvicauda | 176(3) | 128(2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Phy. Chlorophyta | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F. Scenedesmaceae | 155(2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55(1) | — | — | — | — | | Scenedesmus armetus | | Scenedesmus bijuga | — | — | 125 (1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | F. Trebouxiophyceae Crucigenia quadrata | 140(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | F. Volvocaceae | 250(1) | 75(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Pandorina morum | | Phy. Bacillariophyta | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F. Gomphonemataceae Gomphonema angustatum | 84(6) | 16(1) | — | — | 5(1) | — | — | 26(1) | — | — | — | 25(1) | — | — | — | — | | Phy. Charophyta | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F. Closteriaceae | 25(2) | 12(1) | — | — | 5(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40(1) | | Closterium spp. | | Phy. Ochrophyta/Heterokontophyta | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pinnulariaceae | 85(4) | 35(2) | 12(1) | 2(1) | 12(1) | — | — | 10(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Pinnularia braunii | | Pinnularia subsoralis | 10(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Gloeobotrydaceae Gloeobotrys limneticus | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Phy. Rotifera | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F. Lecanidae | 15(1) | 12(1) | — | — | — | 2(1) | — | — | — | — | — | 2(1) | — | — | — | — | | Lecane Luna | | Monostyla bulla | 10(2) | 24(2) | — | — | 2(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2(1) | — | — | — | — | | Lecane unquitata | — | — | 1(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Lecane lunaris | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | F. Philodinidae | 14(2) | 31(2) | — | — | — | 6(2) | — | — | — | 5(1) | — | 30(1) | — | 2(1) | — | — | | Philodina citrine | | F. Brachionidae | 22(1) | 18(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Keratella valga | | Notholca acuminata | — | — | — | 2(1) | — | 6(1) | — | 10(1) | — | — | — | — | 2(1) | — | — | — | | Brachionus calyciflorus | — | 18(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Brachionus falcatus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4(1) | | Brachionus urceus | — | — | — | 10(2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8(1) | — | — | — | — | | Euchlanis dilatata | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2(1) | — | — | | F. Lepadellidae | — | — | — | — | — | 3(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Lepadella ovalis | | F. Asplanchnidae | — | — | — | 12(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15(1) | — | — | — | — | | Asplachna brightwellii | | Asplanchna priodonta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | F. Trichocercidae | 27(4) | 29(3) | — | — | 13(2) | — | 1(1) | — | — | — | — | 5(1) | — | — | — | 10(1) | | Diorella stylata | | Phy. Arthropoda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F. Canthocamptidae Canthocamptus staphylinus | 24(3) | 32(2) | — | 6(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2(1) | — | — | — | — | | F. Daphniidae | 7(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2(1) | — | — | — | — | — | | Daphnia magna | | F. Parastenocarididae Parastenocaris brevipes | — | — | — | 2(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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(—) absence of microbiota; positive samples are given in parenthesis.
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