The cyclopid (Crustacea, Copepoda) fauna of the inland waters of Israel

Abstract

Until recently, the cyclopoid fauna of the arid and semi-arid regions of Israel was poorly known. The present paper reveals a relatively diversified fauna from this area. Twelve species are recorded, including some cosmopolitans, some Palaearctic species and two of African origin. Mesocyclops kieferi Van de Velde, 1984 and Thermocyclops oblongatus (Sars, 1927) are new records for Israel. The taxonomic, ecological and biogeographical features of each species are discussed.

Distribution du zooplancton dans les lacs à climat méditerranéen

“…Ces conséquences sont surtout observées dans les lacs soumis à des climats arides et sahariens. L'écologie de ces lacs arides a été peu étudiée ; on peut citer quelques travaux concernant l'eutrophisation dans les zones semi arides [7,8], ou celui de Defaye et al [9].…”

A new species of Esola Edwards, 1891 (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Laophontidae) from the Caribbean coast of Colombia

“…Most laophontids are commonly found as benthic forms living in costal marine and transitional environments ( Huys and Lee 2000 ; Boxshall and Halsey 2004 ), but some genera can be found in fully freshwater habitats ( Defaye and Dussart 2011 ). Laophontids have been known to occur in various types of sediments and benthic habitats including interstitial (i.e., Afrolaophonte Chappuis, 1960) ( Boxshall and Halsey 2004 ), mangroves (i.e., Echinolaophonte Nicholls, 1941) ( Willey 1930 ), coral substrates (i.e., Peltidiphonte Gheerardyn and Fiers 2006) ( Gheerardyn et al 2006 ), as symbionts of marine invertebrates ( Cottarelli et al 2006 ; Cottarelli and Bruno 2011 ), and some genera (e.g., Bathylaophonte Lee & Huys, 1999 and Bathyesola Huys & Lee, 2000) have been reported from deep-sea habitats ( Boxshall and Halsey 2004 ).…”

Philippiphonte aspidosoma gen. et sp. n., a radically divergent member of the Laophontidae from shell gravel in the East Sea, South Korea, including a review of Folioquinpes Fiers & Rutledge, 1990 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida)

“…Laophontids have also radiated into a wide range of other habitats, including saltmarshes and intertidal mudflats (Barnett 1968; Bodin 1976), the fronds and holdfasts of macroalgae (Hicks 1977a–b), the interstitial environment of sandy beaches (Cottarelli et al 1986, 2008; Fiers 1990, 1991), brackish lagoons (Hamond 1972; Heip 1969; Lee and Chang 2008), anchihaline and coastal marine caves (Chappuis 1938; Huys and Lee 2000) and the deep sea (Huys and Lee 2000; Lee and Huys 1999). Some species have entered into symbiotic associations with sea anemones, bryozoans, holothurians, chitons, and particularly crustaceans (Huys 2016; Yeom et al 2018) while a few have colonised freshwater lacustrine habitats (Defaye and Dussart 2011; Lee and Chang 2005). …”