A checklist for the zooplankton of the Middle Xingu – an Amazon River system

Abstract A zooplankton checklist is presented for the Middle Xingu River, based on surveys conducted at four sites in the main channel and two fluvial lakes. A total of 175 taxa are listed, including 141 rotifers, 20 cladocerans, and five copepods. Rapids presented the greatest species richness, wit...

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Main Authors: SAC. Brito, M. Camargo, NFAC. Melo, RA. Estupiñan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842015000500055&lng=en&tlng=en