A new species of genus Ephemeroporus Frey, 1982 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from Peninsular Malaysia

Study of Ephemeroporus Frey, 1982 populations from Peninsular Malaysia revealed a new species. Ephemeroporus malaysiaensis sp. nov. is characterized by the presence of four-five large denticles on anal margin of postabdomen instead of two-three, and five distinctive pigmented spots on each valve. Pi...

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Main Authors: Sinev, Artem Y., Yusoff, Fatimah M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Magnolia Press 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54884/
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Yusoff, Fatimah M.
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description Study of Ephemeroporus Frey, 1982 populations from Peninsular Malaysia revealed a new species. Ephemeroporus malaysiaensis sp. nov. is characterized by the presence of four-five large denticles on anal margin of postabdomen instead of two-three, and five distinctive pigmented spots on each valve. Pigmented spots on the valves were never recorded for any species of family Chydoridae. E. malaysiaensis sp. nov. seems to be another endemic Chydoridae species of South- East Asia. E. malaysiaensis sp. nov. is a rare species, associated with emergent macrophytes in the littoral zone of shallow lake. Most of Ephemeroporus populations from Peninsular Malaysia belong to eurybiotic Paleotropical species Ephemeroporus barroisi (Richard, 1984).
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spelling upm-548842018-06-12T02:17:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54884/ A new species of genus Ephemeroporus Frey, 1982 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from Peninsular Malaysia Sinev, Artem Y. Yusoff, Fatimah M. Study of Ephemeroporus Frey, 1982 populations from Peninsular Malaysia revealed a new species. Ephemeroporus malaysiaensis sp. nov. is characterized by the presence of four-five large denticles on anal margin of postabdomen instead of two-three, and five distinctive pigmented spots on each valve. Pigmented spots on the valves were never recorded for any species of family Chydoridae. E. malaysiaensis sp. nov. seems to be another endemic Chydoridae species of South- East Asia. E. malaysiaensis sp. nov. is a rare species, associated with emergent macrophytes in the littoral zone of shallow lake. Most of Ephemeroporus populations from Peninsular Malaysia belong to eurybiotic Paleotropical species Ephemeroporus barroisi (Richard, 1984). Magnolia Press 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54884/1/A%20new%20species%20of%20genus%20Ephemeroporus%20Frey%2C%201982%20%28Cladocera.pdf Sinev, Artem Y. and Yusoff, Fatimah M. (2016) A new species of genus Ephemeroporus Frey, 1982 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa, 4117 (3). pp. 399-420. ISSN 1175-5326; ESSN: 1175-5334 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.3.7
spellingShingle Sinev, Artem Y.
Yusoff, Fatimah M.
A new species of genus Ephemeroporus Frey, 1982 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from Peninsular Malaysia
title A new species of genus Ephemeroporus Frey, 1982 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from Peninsular Malaysia
title_full A new species of genus Ephemeroporus Frey, 1982 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr A new species of genus Ephemeroporus Frey, 1982 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed A new species of genus Ephemeroporus Frey, 1982 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from Peninsular Malaysia
title_short A new species of genus Ephemeroporus Frey, 1982 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort new species of genus ephemeroporus frey, 1982 (cladocera: anomopoda: chydoridae) from peninsular malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54884/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54884/1/A%20new%20species%20of%20genus%20Ephemeroporus%20Frey%2C%201982%20%28Cladocera.pdf