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Two new species of Keratella (Rotifera: Monogononta: Brachionidae) from Inner Mongolia, P.R. China

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Two new morphospecies of Keratella Bory de St. Vincent (Rotifera: Brachionidae) are described from Inner Mongolia, P.R. China. Keratella mongolianum n. sp. is related to K. cruciformis and K. eichwaldi, while Keratella zhugeae n. sp. belongs to the K. quadrata group. K. mongolianum n.sp. is known from a single locality only, but K. zhugeae n.sp. was found in several ponds and had previously been recorded from Tibet. Both taxa are restricted to the eastern Palaearctic region.

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  1. Laboratory for Animal Ecology, Zoogeography and Nature Conservation, Department of Biology, University of Ghent, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000, Gent, Belgium

    Hendrik Segers

  2. 2 Fisheries Research Institute of Inner Mongolia, 010031, Huhehot Shi Xi Lu, Inner Mongolia, P.R. China

    Su Rong

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Segers, H., Rong, S. Two new species of Keratella (Rotifera: Monogononta: Brachionidae) from Inner Mongolia, P.R. China. Hydrobiologia 382, 175–181 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003463927110

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