Macrothrix flabelligera, a newly-recorded Cladocera Macrothricidae in Brazilian freshwaters

Abstract

A short characterization of Macrothrix flabelligera Smirnov, 1992 (Cladocera, Macrothricidae) is presented, following a recent record of this species in Brazil. General aspects and morphological details of the body of parthenogenetic and ephippial females, as well as of males, are described and illustrated.

How many species of cladocerans (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) are found in Brazilian Federal District?

“…been reduced by the increasing number of studies that have resulted in a consistent species list, and also studies showing records of species not previously known in the country (e.g. Velho et al, 2000;Elmoor-Loureiro, 2002;Elmoor-Loureiro et al, 2004Santos-Wisniewski et al, 2001Serafim Junior et al, 2003;Zanata et al, 2003;Guntzel et al, 2004;Sinev et al, 2005;Lopes et al, 2006;Lansac-Tôha et al, 2009;Sousa et al, 2009Sousa et al, , 2010Van Damme and Dumont, 2010;Elmoor-Loureiro and Soares, 2010;Ghidini and Santos-Silva, 2011;Sousa and Elmoor-Loureiro, 2011). The descriptions of new species have also contributed to a better understanding of the biodiversity of these microcrustaceans in Brazilian territory (Sinev and Hollwedel, 2002;Kotov and Elmoor-Loureiro, 2008;Sinev and Elmoor-Loureiro, 2010;Bekker et al 2010;.…”

The genus Macrothrix Baird, 1843 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Macrothricidae) in hydrobiocenosis of the Ukrainian Roztocze and its surroundings

“…Вивчаються особливості життєвого циклу Macrothrix в лабораторних умовах[18]. Досліджується Macrothrix прісних вод Бразилії[17]. Спеціальна увага приділяється Macrothrix laticornis.…”