Abstract
Moina ephemeralis n.sp. is described from SouthSlovakia. It belongs to the Moinagouldeni-lipini group. Together with Moinamacrocopa (Straus, 1820) it is the second specieswith a 2-egged ephippium from Central Europe. Thespecies was recorded in the plankton of a highlyeutrophic fish pond.
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Hudec, I. Moina ephemeralis n.sp. from Central Europe. Hydrobiologia 360, 55–61 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003192400074
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