Cryptic species within the Chydorus sphaericus species complex (Crustacea: Cladocera) revealed by molecular markers and sexual stage morphology

How do freshwater organisms cross the “dry ocean”? A review on passive dispersal and colonization processes with a special focus on temporary ponds

“…Afterwards, with the advent and spreading of molecular techniques, an ever increasing amount of evidences showed that as a rule, in clear antithesis with the ''Cosmopolitan paradigm'', inland water organisms belong to a high number of different species, and that these are characterized by a noteworthy degree of endemism (e.g. Korn et al, 2006;Belyaeva & Taylor, 2009;Bode et al, 2010;Komárek & Mareš, 2012;Krienitz & Bock, 2012;Marrone et al, 2013, and references therein). The taxa belonging to these species complex are sometimes hard or impossible to be told apart based on morphology (e.g.…”

Distribution of the cladoceran Bosmina huaronensis Delachaux, 1918 and niche differentiation among populations from different biogeographic regions

“…In recent years, new cladoceran species have been recognized as deep morphological and genetic comparisons between populations from different regions were conducted (e.g. De Melo and Hebert, 1994; Kappes and Sinsch, 2002;Nilssen et al, 2007;Elías-Gutiérrez and Valdez-Moreno, 2008;Belyaeva and Taylor, 2009;Kotov et al, 2009;Sinev and Elmoor-Loureiro, 2010;Van Damme et al, 2011). Therefore, B. huaronensis populations should be compared in their morphology, genetics and ecology in order to access their taxonomic status.…”

Description of the male of Coronatella paulinae (Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Chydoridae) with an identification key for the genus based on the male morphology

“…This is especially true for members of the order Anomopoda Sars, 1865, although in Ilyocryptidae Smirnov, 1971emend. Smirnov, 1992, this dimorphism is less pronounced (Goulden, 1968;Kotov and Štifter, 2006;Belyaeva and Taylor, 2009;Kotov et al, 2009).…”