Global diversity of cladocerans (Cladocera; Crustacea) in freshwater |
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| Authors: | L. Forró N. M. Korovchinsky A. A. Kotov A. Petrusek |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Baross u. 13, 1088 Budapest, Hungary;(2) A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Leninsky prospect 33, 119071 Moscow, Russia;(3) Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Viničná 7, 12844 Prague 2, Czechia |
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| Abstract: | Cladocera is a primarily-freshwater monophyletic group, an important component of the microcrustacean zooplankton. They inhabit most types of continental fresh and saline water habitats, occurring more abundantly in both temporary and permanent stagnant waters. Cladocera is an ancient group of Palaeozoic origin. About 620 species are currently known, but we estimate that the real number of species is 2–4 times higher. A number of currently-recognised widespread species can be expected to harbour extensive cryptic diversity. Guest editors: E. V. Balian, C. Lévêque, H. Segers & K. Martens Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment |
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| Keywords: | Cladocera Species richness Global assessment Biogeography Endemicity |
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