Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Anomopoda (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) from some Venezuelan tepuis

  • Published:
Hydrobiologia Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

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 is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Alonso, M., 1996. Crustacea, Branchiopoda. Fauna Iberica. 7. Mus. Nac. Ciencias, Naturales CSIC, Madrid: 486 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Brooks, J. L., 1966. Cladocera. In W. T. Edmondson (ed.), Freshwater Biology. 2ndedition. 27: 587–656.

  • Dumont, H. J. & Sminov, N. N., 1996. Reinstatement of the genus Paralona Sramek-Husek et. al., 1962, and assessment of morphological variability in the Paralona pigra-group (Anomopoda: Chydoridae). Hydrobiologia 333: 29–36.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Flössner, D., 1967. Alona rustica Scott und Alona costatata Sars (Cladocera, Chydoridae) Zur Kenntnis der Morphologie und Ekologie einer Zwillingsart. Limnologica, Berlin 5: 417–434.

    Google Scholar 

  • Flössner, D. & Frey, D. G., 1970. A morphological comparison of European and North American populations of Alona rustica Scott and Alona costata Sars (Cladocera, Chydoridae). Limnologica, Berlin 7: 325–337.

    Google Scholar 

  • Frey, D. G., 1965. Differrentiation of Alona costata Sars from two related species (Cladocera, Chydoridaer). Crustaceana 8: 159–173.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Frey, D. G., 1982. Cladocera. In S. H. Hublert & A. Villalobos-Figueroa (eds), Aquatic Biota of Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. San Diego State Univ. San Diego, California: 177–186.

    Google Scholar 

  • Smirnov, N. N., 1971. Chydoridae fauny mira. Fauna SSSR, Nov. Ser. N 101. Rakoobraznye T.1, vyp. 2 Nauka, Leningrad: 529 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Smirnov, N. N., Alvarez, H. & Castillo M. M., 1995. Streblocerus superserricaudatus sp. nov. from Venezuela. Hydrobiologia 312: 167–170.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Smirnov, N. N. & Santos-Silva, E. N., 1995. Some littoral anomopodas (Crustacea) from Central Amazonia. Hydrobiologia 315: 227–230.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rey, J. & Velasquez, F., 1986. Cladoceres de quelques corps d'eaux du bassin moyenes de d'Orinocque (Venezuela). Ann. Limnol. 22: 137–168.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zoppi de Roa, E. & Vasquez, W., 1991. Additional cladocerans records for Mantecal and new for Venezuela. Hydrobiologia 225: 45–62.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Authors
  1. Igor Hudec
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Hudec, I. Anomopoda (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) from some Venezuelan tepuis. Hydrobiologia 377, 205–211 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003260602055

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003260602055

Search

Navigation