On a new species of Keratella (Rotifera: Monogononta: Brachionidae) |
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| Authors: | Segers Hendrik Wang Quang-xi |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Laboratory of Animal Ecology, Zoogeography and Nature Conservation, Department M.S.E., University of Ghent, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium;(2) The Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1195, USA;(3) Department of Biology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150080, P.R. China |
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| Abstract: | A new species of planktonic rotifer, Keratella sinensis n.sp.is described from Lake Yaoquan, Heilongjiang, P.R. China. Itprobably also occurs in the Republic of Korea and Japan. The newmorphospecies is characterised by an unusually smooth lorica, andstrongly reduced lateral anterior spines. It is the first exampleof a planktonic freshwater rotifer, endemic to North EastAsia. |
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| Keywords: | Keratella sinensisn.sp. taxonomy Rotifera |
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