Horstmann, Martin
[Author];
Fleischmann, Andreas
[Author];
Tollrian, Ralph
[Author];
Poppinga, Simon
[Author]
Snapshot prey spectrum analysis of the phylogenetically early-diverging carnivorous Utricularia multifida from U. section Polypompholyx (Lentibulariaceae)
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Title:
Snapshot prey spectrum analysis of the phylogenetically early-diverging carnivorous Utricularia multifida from U. section Polypompholyx (Lentibulariaceae)
Published:
San Francisco, Calif.: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021
Published in:PLOS ONE ; 16, 4 (2021), e0249976
Extent:
1 Online-Ressource (9 Seiten); Illustrationen, Diagramme; Supporting information
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0249976
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Abstract: Utricularia multifida is carnivorous bladderwort from Western Australia and belongs to a phylogenetically early-diverging lineage of the genus. We present a prey spectrum analysis resulting from a snapshot sampling of 17 traps–the first of this species to our knowledge. The most abundant prey groups were Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Cladocera. The genus cf. Cypretta (Cyprididae, Ostracoda) was the predominant prey. However, a high variety of other prey organisms with different taxonomic backgrounds was also detected. Our results indicate that U. multifida may potentially be specialized in capturing substrate-bound prey. Future approaches should sample plants from different localities to allow for robust comparative analyses