Diacyclops (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in Continental Antarctica, including three new species

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Karanovic, Tomislav, Gibson, John A.E., Hawes, Ian, Andersen, Dale T., Stevens, Mark I.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Vestfold Hills; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Transantarctic Mountains; Vestfold; Bunger Hills; Lake Joyce; Transkriptsii Gulf; Pineapple Lake; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Copepods
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102013000643; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102013000643

Abstract Contrary to earlier beliefs, crustaceans are present in ice-covered lakes of Antarctica. Interpretation of the significance of this has been hampered by the absence of robust identification of taxa present. We examine cyclopoid copepods from three widely separated lakes. All belong to the m...