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Alona brandorffi sp. n, related to A. verrucosa Sars, 1901 is described from Boa Vista, Brazil. Parthenogenetic females and males of A. brandorffi were studied. Examination of trunk limbs of A. brandorffi reveals several unusual modifications in structure, unique for the genus, such as very short setae on endites 2 and 3 of limb I, peculiar IDL setae, limb II with scrapers 7–8 with reduced distal part and only six, instead of seven setae in the filter plate, limb IV with only three, instead of four, setae on the inner lobe. The relationships and place of A. brandorffi within the genus Alona are discussed.
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Sinev, A.Y., Hollwedel, W. Alona brandorffi sp. n. (Crustacea: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) – a new species from Brazil, related to A. verrucosa Sars, 1901. Hydrobiologia 472, 131–140 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016381509999
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