The most latent cladoceran in the Holarctic revealed—sinking Unapertura Sarmaja-Korjonen, Hakojärvi & Korhola, 2000 into the genus Rhynchotalona Norman, 1903 (Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Chydoridae)

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: VAN DAMME, KAY, NEVALAINEN, LIISA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2019
• Subjects: Crustacea; Unapertura latens; Rhynchotalona; taxonomy; Cladocera; Finland; Arctic-Alpine distribution; Arctic; Korhola; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4613.3.3

The morphology of one of the smallest chydorid cladocerans in the world, Unapertura latens Sarmaja-Korjonen, Hakojärvi & Korhola, 2000 (Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda) is studied herein. External features and postabdomen of the adult parthenogenetic female are discussed in detail for the fir...