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Cladocera from pokhara valley, nepal with notes on distribution

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A study made on collections of zooplankton from lakes and ponds in Pokhara Valley, Nepal yielded 23 species of Cladocera of which 1 i species are recorded for the first time in Nepal. This brings the recorded Nepalese Cladocera to 39 species. All the species recorded in the present study are illustrated and described briefly. A compilation of previous and present records is given with a short discussion of the species composition.

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Swar, D.B., Fernando, C.H. Cladocera from pokhara valley, nepal with notes on distribution. Hydrobiologia 66, 113–128 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00032040

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