Tropodiaptomus lateralis Kiefer, 1932 (Copepoda: Calanoida) in Oguta Lake, southeastern Nigeria
Article
Received:
Revised:
Accepted:
- 32 Downloads
- 1 Citations
Abstract
Tropodiaptomus lateralis is the dominant crustacean zooplankter of lake Oguta, in the Lower Niger delta of Nigeria. A redescription, will illustrations is given. Its apparently rare occurrence elsewhere in the River Niger system is discussed. Biotic (fish predation pressure), as well as abiotic (low conductivity, low turbidity) factors seem to be involved.
Key words
Calanoida Tropodiaptomus Oguta Nigeria Niger River redescription seasonal flooding predation geographical distributionPreview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
- Bidwell, A. & N. V. Clarke, 1977. The invertebrate fauna of Lake Kainji, Nigeria. Niger. Fld. 42: 104–110.Google Scholar
- Clarke, N. V., 1978. A comparison of the zooplankton of lake Kainji and the Rivers Niger and Swashi. Hydrobiologia 58: 17–23.Google Scholar
- Dumont, H. J., J. Pensaert & I. Van de Velde, 1981. The crustacean zooplankton of Mali (West Africa). Hydrobiologia 80: 61–187.Google Scholar
- Dussart, B., 1981. Copépodes du bassin du Niger. Bull. I.F.A.N. 43A: 136–169.Google Scholar
- Dussart, B., 1989. Crustacés Copépodes Calanoides des eaux intérieures africaines. Crustaceana, Suppl. 15, 205 pp.Google Scholar
- Green, J., 1962. Zooplankton of the River Sokoto (Nigeria). The Crustacea. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 138: 415–453.Google Scholar
- Grove, A. T., 1985. The Niger and its neighbours. A. A. Balkema Publishers, Rotterdam, Boston, 331 pp.Google Scholar
- Kiefer, K., 1932. Neue Diaptomiden und Cyclopiden aus Französisch West Afrika (Vorläufige Mitteilung). Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et P. A. Chappuis en Afrique occidentale française. Bull. Soc. Stiinte. Cluj. 6: 523–528.Google Scholar
- Kiefer, K., 1933. Freilebende Binnengewässer. Copepoden Diaptomiden and Cyclopiden aus Französisch West Afrika. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et P. A. Chappuis en Afrique occidentale française. Arch. Hydrobiol. 26: 121–142.Google Scholar
- Nwadiaro, C. S., 1987. Depth variations in the chemistry of Oguta Lake, Imo State, Nigeria. Hydrobiol. Bull. 18: 133–140.Google Scholar
- Nwadiaro, C. S., 1989. Ichthyofauna of Lake Oguta, a shallow lake in southeastern Nigeria. Arch. Hydrobiol. 115: 113–128.Google Scholar
- Nwadiaro, C. S. & S. N. Umeham, 1985. The chemical hydrology of Oguta lake, Imo State, southeastern Nigeria. Arch. Hydrobiol. 105: 251–269.Google Scholar
- Nwadiaro, C. S. & E. O. Oji, 1986. Phytoplankton productivity and chlorophyll-a concentrations of Oguta Lake, Imo State, Nigeria. Hydrobiol. Bull. 19: 128–131.Google Scholar
Copyright information
© Kluwer Academic Publishers 1992