A comparison of populations from the Daphnia similis group (Cladocera: Daphniidae) |
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| Authors: | Igor Hudec |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute for Ecology and Agricultural Landscape, SAS, Hydrobiol. Lab., Kukorelliho 10, 04000 Ko ice, Czechoslovakia |
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| Abstract: | European populations of Daphnia similis Claus have been compared with populations from tropical Asia. Daphnia similoides n. sp. from tropical Asia was described as the sibling species of D. similis. The female has characteristic neonate, postabdomen, head, and ephippium. The male has characteristic rostrum, antennules, and the distalmost part of the postabdomen. The D. similis group was compared with D. carinata s. str. Australian populations. |
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| Keywords: | Crustacea Cladocera Daphniidae Daphnia Ctenodaphnia taxonomy biology |
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