黑龙江省低额溞属的种类及分布（鳃足纲：双甲目）

本文对黑龙江省低额属Ｓｉｍｏｃｅｐｈａｌｕｓ的种类及分布进行了初步的调查。鉴定出低额９种,即锯顶低额Ｓｉｍｏｃｅｐｈａｌｕｓｓｅｒｒｕｌａｔｕｓ,老年低额Ｓ．ｖｅｔｕｌｕｓ,拟老年低额Ｓ．ｖｅｔｕｌｏｉｄｅｓ,棘爪低额Ｓ．ｅｘｓｆｉｎｏｓｕｓ,西伯利亚低额Ｓ．ｓｉｂｉｒｉｃｕｓ,角壳低额Ｓ．ｌｕｓａｔｉｃｕｓ,微齿低额Ｓ．ｈｉｍａｌａｙｅｎｓｉｓｍｉｃｒｏｄｕｓ,黑龙江低额Ｓ．ｈｅｉｌｏｎｇｊｔａｎｇｅｎｓｉｓ和北安低额Ｓ．ｂｅｉａｎｅｎｓｉｓ。对各种低额的形态特征及分布特点作了概括并编制了种的检索表。对所述各种的模式形态及已获种中雄体的精子形态提供活体照片。对部分低额生活环境中的几种主要因子进行了测试,其结果表明,本属各种多生活在水质清洁溶解氧较高且偏碱的水环境中,其水质多在寡污到β中污之间。     

中国低额溞属二新种和二新纪录（甲壳纲：双甲目：溞科）

本文描述了中国枝角类科低额属的两个新种：黑龙江低额Ｓｉｍｏｃｅｐｈａｌｕｓｈｅｉｏｎｇｊｉａｎｇｅｎｓｉｓｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．和北安低额Ｓｉｍｏｃｅｐｈａｌｕｓｂｅｉａｎｅｎｓｉｓｂｅｉａｎｅｎｓｉｓｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．及两个中国新记录种．     

Anomopoda (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) from some Venezuelan tepuis

Seven anomnopodan species were recorded from top of Roraima and Ptari tepuis. Alona rusticoides is new species and Acroperus sp., Alonella cf. excisa and Paralona pigra seem to be different from species described from Europe. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Redescription of Ilyocryptus tuberculatus Brehm, 1913 (Anomopoda,Branchiopoda)

The morphology of Ilyocryptus tuberculatus Brehm, 1913 is redescribed, based on material from the Niger basin, Africa. The species name was given by Brehm erroneously, because under an optical microscope he mistook internal structures (the columns between the outer and inner walls of the valves) for the tubercules on the valve surface. But this species is undoubtedly valid, and `incorrect' species names must be conserved. Differences between I. tuberculatus and the most similar I. agilis (probably absent from the majority of African waters), I. spinifer (common in Africa), and some other species are discussed. Currently, I. tuberculatus is known for the Central African Republic, Mali and Niger.     

Fate of the second maxilla during embryogenesis in some Anomopoda Crustacea (Branchiopoda)

The maxilla II, normally present in crustaceans, is absent in most adult anomopods although it was found to occur in embryos of six species of this group. The appendage is reduced in representatives of families that lack it in the adult. The disappearance of the second maxilla is accomplished in a different way in the Chydoridae and Bosminidae as compared with the Daphniidae. A biramous structure of this appendage was observed in some stages of development in the largest species of Anomopoda. This feature of morphology is similar to the situation in other Branchiopoda.     

Redescription of Ilyocryptus brevidentatus Ekman, 1905 (Anomopoda,Cladocera, Branchiopoda)

During the wet season of 1999–2000, we studied the effects of the hydroperiod and other physical and chemical variables on planktonic copepod communities from six stations in Everglades National Park. Two stations were located in a slough (Taylor Slough 1, Taylor Slough 2) and four stations in the marl prairies of the Rocky Glades (Long Pine Key 7, Long Pine Key 8, Pa-hay-okee, Chekika). During the period of investigation, Taylor Slough sites had the longest hydroperiods, together with Pa-hay-okee, which is located near the eastern edge of Shark River Slough. Long Pine Key 7 and Long Pine Key 8 had the shortest hydroperiods, and Chekika had an intermediate hydroperiod. The pineland edge sites in the southern Rocky Glades (Long Pine Key) had higher numbers of individuals, and high percentages of larval stages, especially at the end of the wet season. The pineland ecotone is morphologically very heterogeneous, with solution holes in the limestone bedrock that provide below-ground refugia when there is no water on the marsh surface. The slough stations had the lowest numbers of individuals, as well as Chekika in the Rocky Glades, probably as a consequence of the altered water quality and hydropatterns caused by water management structures and operations We collected two species of calanoids, 18 cyclopoids, and three harpacticoids. The most abundant species were Acanthocyclops robustus, Tropocyclops prasinus mexicanus, Arctodiaptomus floridanus, Mesocyclops americanus, Macrocyclops albidus, Osphranticum labronectum, Microcyclops varicans, Microcyclops rubellus, Eucyclops conrowae, and Mesocyclops edax. Of these species, T. prasinus mexicanus and A. floridanus seemed to be adapted to short-hydroperiod habitats, M. rubellus and M. varicans to longer hydroperiod habitats, and E. conrowae to high conductivity habitats. Acanthocyclops robustus, M. albidus, and O. labronectum were dominant regardless of hydroperiod. As regards the temporal distribution, A. robustus was abundant throughout the entire wet season, M. edax, M. rubellus, M. americanus and M. varicans were most abundant in mid-wet season, in September–October, and T. prasinus mexicanus, M. albidus, and E. conrowae were abundant late in the wet season, in winter. The two calanoids only slightly overlapped in time: A. floridanus was abundant at the beginning of the wet season, in July–August, and O. labronectum was abundant at the end of the wet season, in December.     

Three species of the genus Ilyocryptus (Anomopoda, Branchiopoda) occurring in Japan

Three species of Ilyocryptus, Ilyocryptus sp., I. cuneatus Stifter 1988, and I. spinifer Herrick 1882, are newly recorded from the Japanese islands. The first two species were found separately at two sites in Hokkaido and the third at eight sites in Honshu and Kyushu. Their morphological features are briefly described based on parthenogenetic females. Received: May 21, 2001 / Accepted: July 23, 2001     

Structure of thoracic limbs in Bosminopsis deitersi Richard, 1895 (Anomopoda,Branchiopoda)

A study of the structure of the limbs of Bosminopsis deitersi Richard, 1895 was performed. Thestructure is similar in populations from differentregions. According to Meissner (1903), limbs of Bosminopsis differ from those of Bosminastrongly enough to separate Bosminopsis in aspecial family. However, our observations indicatethat the structure of the limbs of Bosmina andBosminopsis is similar, and conform to thegeneral plan of Bosminid limbs. The first limb isstrongly simplified, and the first limb of males isunique among anomopods. Limbs III–V are lessoligomerized than limbs I–II, and are organizedaccording to the chydorid (and macrothricid) type. Thedegree of oligomerization is different in the twogenera. Comparative information on the limb structurein one genus may contribute to the reconstruction ofthe evolution of a corresponding limb in the othergenus. The uniformity of limb structure within eachgenus, and their similarity between both genera isthought to be a reflection of the monotonous lifeconditions in open water.     

Sex in a cyclical parthenogen: mating behaviour of Chydorus sphaericus (Crustacea; Branchiopoda; Anomopoda)

1. We describe the interactions during mating in Chydorus sphaericus, a cyclical parthenogenetic anomopod. Mating behaviour is more complex than previously assumed, with evidence for a diffusible chemical to which males react at the onset of mating, for reproductive isolation, and for postcopulatory mate guarding. 2. During mating, the male and female form a ‘mating cross’ that may be maintained for several hours, while copulation itself typically lasts less than a minute. Furthermore, males invariably attach to the right valve of females. Copulation involves intromission of the postabdomen between the valves, so that the gonopores approach the left ovarium. 3. This behaviour is reflected in the morphology of both sexes: males have a specialised anterior valve margin, postabdomen, first limb and rostrum, under selective pressure for successful mate guarding and copulation, while gamogenetic females have asymmetric ovaries, and a species‐specific setulation of the valves. Males of the structurally related Chydorus ovalis react to the presence of C. sphaericus, but fail to dock to females, suggesting a lock‐antilock element in the reproductive isolation of both species. 4. The morphological and ethological adaptations in C. sphaericus suggest that there is a strong selective pressure on mating behaviour in this cyclical parthenogen and specifically towards the formation of the ‘mating cross’.     

A new Early Cretaceous snakefly (Raphidioptera: Mesoraphidiidae) from El Soplao amber (Spain

A virtually complete specimen of the family Mesoraphidiidae (Insecta: Raphidioptera) is described as Cantabroraphidia marcanoi n. gen., n. sp. It was found in early Albian amber from a new deposit named El Soplao within the Las Peñosas Fm. in northwestern Cantabria (Spain). It has been compared to all adult fossils placed in the Mesozoic family Mesoraphidiidae. Some taxonomical comments are provided, and we propose to restore the genus Yanoraphidia Ren 1995 and the combination Yanoraphidia gaoi Ren 1995 stat. rest., provisionally retained in the family Mesoraphidiidae.     

Study of the late embryogenesis of Daphnia (Anomopoda, ‘Cladocera’, Branchiopoda) and a comparison of development in Anomopoda and Ctenopoda

The embryonic development of Daphnia galeata and D. hyalina (`Cladocera', Anomopoda, Daphniidae) has been investigated by observing living embryos removed from female brood pouches. The sequence of morphological changes was analysed, as was the time at which the activity of certain organs began. The timing of these events at 22 °C is documented for both species.These data were compared with similar information, previously obtained for two representatives of the Ctenopoda (Kotov & Boikova, 1998). The sequence of events is basically similar in the two groups during early and late phases of their development, but the time of shedding of the embryonic membranes is different in the Anomopoda and Ctenopoda. The ctenopod embryo hatching from the second egg membrane is covered by the third membrane, which will be cast some hours later. The anomopod embryo hatches from the second egg membrane approximately simultaneously with the shedding of the third membrane, and it is covered already by the fourth membrane after the shedding of the second egg membrane.Earlier (Kotov & Boikova, 1998), we determined four embryonic instars in the course of the development of the Ctenopoda. Two of them are passed within the egg membranes, the next two instars occur after the shedding the egg membranes within the mother's brood pouch. However, in anomopods, one of the latter (the third) occurs within the second egg membrane, one is incorporated into the egg. Thus, the development of the Anomopoda is more embryonized in comparison with that of the Ctenopoda.     

Cyclestheria hislopi (Crustacea: Branchiopoda): A group of morphologically cryptic species with origins in the Cretaceous

Cyclestheria hislopi is thought to be the only extant species of Cyclestherida. It is the sister taxon of all Cladocera and displays morphological characteristics intermediate of Spinicaudata and Cladocera. Using one mitochondrial (COI) and two nuclear (EF1α and 28S rRNA) markers, we tested the hypothesis that C. hislopi represents a single circumtropic species. South American (French Guiana), Asian (India, Indonesia, Singapore) and several Australian populations were included in our investigation. Phylogenetic and genetic distance analyses revealed remarkable intercontinental genetic differentiation (uncorrected p-distances COI > 13%, EF1α > 3% and 28S > 4%). Each continent was found to have at least one distinct Cyclestheria species, with Australia boasting four distinct main lineages which may be attributed to two to three species. The divergence of these species (constituting crown group Cyclestherida) was, on the basis of phylogenetic analyses of COI and EF1α combined with molecular clock estimates using several fossil branchiopod calibration points or a COI substitution rate of 1.4% per million years, dated to the Cretaceous. This was when the South American lineage split from the Asian–Australian lineage, with the latter diverging further in the Paleogene. Today’s circumtropic distribution of Cyclestheria may be best explained by a combination of Gondwana vicariance and later dispersal across Asia and Australia when the tectonic plates of the two continents drew closer in the early Miocene. The lack of morphological differentiation that has taken place in this taxon over such a long evolutionary period contrasts with the high level of differentiation and diversification observed in its sister taxon the Cladocera. Further insights into the evolution of Cyclestheria may help us to understand the evolutionary success of the Cladocera.     

A stem-group caecilian (Lissamphibia: Gymnophiona) from the Lower Cretaceous of North Africa

Of living amphibian groups, the limbless burrowing caecilians are amongst the most highly specialised, but are the least known. Their fossil record is extremely poor, leaving unresolved questions as to their origins, relationships and early distribution. We describe here caecilian remains from a Lower Cretaceous (Berriasian) microfossil locality near Anoual, Morocco. This material represents the second oldest record for the group, after the Jurassic Eocaecilia of North America, and the earliest caecilian record for Gondwana. It forms the basis of a new genus, Rubricacaecilia , which appears slightly more derived than Eocaecilia , but lacks major features of crown-group taxa. We support the use of Apoda Oppel, 1811 for the crown-group alone, and Gymnophiona Rafinesque 1814 for the clade comprising stem-group taxa + Apoda.     

A Chondrophorine (Medusoid Hydrozoan) from the Lower Cretaceous of Chile

Aysenspriggia apelegensis is a new genus and species of a chondrophorine (jellyfish-like hydrozoan) from the Lower Cretaceous Apeleg Formation of southern Chile. Despite their modern abundance chondrophorines are rare in the fossil record. The Apeleg Formation was deposited in a deep-water environment characterised by strong tidal currents. The fossils resulted from water-logged pelagic floats settling to the sea bed during periods of tidal slack water. Burial of the rigid three-dimensional chitinoid float resulted in preservation as imprints on the base of the overlying sandstone. Soft parts of the animal were not preserved. The palaeoenvironmental interpretation is in accordance with that of other records of chondrophorines, including those from the Ediacaran fauna, which are apparently characterised by a bimodal depth distribution. Like much of the Ediacaran fauna most chondrophorines are preserved as impressions on the base of sandstone beds.     

Phylogeny of Early Cretaceous spatangoids (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) and taxonomic implications

A phylogenetic analysis of 36 species provides a test for the taxonomy and the history of Early Cretaceous spatangoids. Most taxonomic units from genera to suborders are consistent with the proposed phylogenetic framework. We retain Hemiasterina, Micrasterina, Hemiasteridae, Schizasteridae, Hemiaster , Heteraster , Mecaster , and Periaster as original monophyletic groups. However, all of these clades originate without the classical apomorphies normally ascribed to them. We suggest a revision of their diagnoses and of the generic attributions of basal species. Some ill-defined, 'primitive', and paraphyletic taxa are recognised: Toxaster , Epiaster , Palhemiaster , and Toxasteridae. Even if they do not have phylogenetic meaning, they are retained here, pending a more complete revision.     

Habitat specificity of littoral Chydoridae (Crustacea,Branchiopoda, Anomopoda) in Plastic Lake,Ontario, Canada

This study identified two scales of pattern in the assemblages of Chydoridae (Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Anomopoda) in the shallow (<2 m) littoral zone of Plastic Lake, Ontario, Canada in the autumn of 1987. Twenty chydorid species were collected in 15 over-night sets of funnel traps in each of four habitat types. Analysis of variance multivariate analysis of variance, and discriminant function analysis revealed that assemblages differed among the habitats. Alona intermedia, Alona quadrangularis and Chydorus bicornutus were particularly abundant in the most structurally diverse habitat type – muddy, rock-strewn areas with approximately 40% bottom cover by the pipewort, Eriocaulon septangulare. In contrast, Anchistropus cf. minor was caught most often on bare shelves of rock. A second set of analyses demonstrated that chydorid assemblages also differed at a smaller scale, i.e. with local patchiness in bottom cover by the dominant macrophyte (E. septangulare). The abundance of Alona affinis was positively correlated with cover by E. septangulare, whereas Anchistropus cf. minor was caught mainly in microhabitats without vegetation. Alona intermedia and A. quadrangularis were most abundant in microhabitats with intermediate amounts of vegetation, suggesting their abundance is influenced by habitat factors other than vegetation.     

A new species of Tingidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Lower Cretaceous of Transbaikalia

A new species of lace-bug Sinaldocader ponomarenkoi sp. nov. (Tingidae: Phatnomatini) is described from the Lower Cretaceous Transbaikalian locality Baissa. The new species differs from the type species S. drakei Popov, 1989 from the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia in the well-developed lateral carinae of pronotal disc and in the details of hemelytral venation.     

Species richness of the Cladocera (Branchiopoda: Anomopoda and Ctenopoda) in southern Thailand, and its complementarity with neighboring regions

Seventy-two cladoceran species from southern Thailand include eleven first records. Species accumulation curves were used to estimate the total number of species present, and Chaos estimator was used to extrapolate the species number observed in 212 samples to the total number present. This S*max amounted to 76.06 species, with a low ratio of variance/estimator. Cladoceran faunas were compared by a complementarity index at three levels: between habitat types, between different zones of Thailand, and between Thailand and other countries. The geographical gradient was quite strong, but because not all areas have been studied to the same degree and with the same taxonomic accuracy, some comparisons are robust while others are not.