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A new species of Keratella is described from a small reservoir in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The species appears related to K. slacki Bērziņčss, 1963 and K. lenzi Hauer, 1953.
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Kutikoval, L.A., Silva-Briano, M. Keratella mexicana sp. nov., a new planktonic rotifer from Aguascalientes, Mexico. Hydrobiologia 310, 119–122 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00015530
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