Populations of Flavalona setigera (Brehm, 1931) in Brazil belong to a new species: Flavalona asymmetrica (Cladocera: Chydoridae: Aloninae)

Abstract Flavalona asymmetrica sp. nov. belongs to the costata-clade. This species has two main head pores, a feature shared only with Flavalona setigera (Brehm, 1931). Morphological differences between them are related to main and lateral head pores, armature of scrapers on the second limb, and pro...

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Main Authors: Francisco Diogo Rocha Sousa, Lourdes M. A. Elmoor-Loureiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia 2018-02-01
Series:Nauplius
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972018000100201&lng=en&tlng=en