New data on morphology and distribution of Alona werestschagini Sinev, 1999—the only Arcto-Alpine species of Chydoridae (Cladocera: Anomopoda) known to date

Detailed study of morphology of Alona werestschagini Sinev, 1999 (Crustacea: Cladocera) confirms its affinities with Alona guttata Sars, 1862. A. werestschagini is the only Arcto-Alpine species among the family Chydoridae, distributed along Arctic coast of Eurasia and in mountains of Central Asia, n...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: SINEV, ARTEM Y., GARIBIAN, PETR G., KIROVA, NADEZHDA А., NEPLYUKHINA, ALISA A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2021
Subjects:
Crustacea
Cladocera
Chydoridae
morphology
taxonomy
distribution
Arcto-Alpine species
Arctic
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5071.2.4
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Summary:Detailed study of morphology of Alona werestschagini Sinev, 1999 (Crustacea: Cladocera) confirms its affinities with Alona guttata Sars, 1862. A. werestschagini is the only Arcto-Alpine species among the family Chydoridae, distributed along Arctic coast of Eurasia and in mountains of Central Asia, newer recorded in temperate lowlands of the continent. In our opinion, the species evolved in mountainous regions of Central Asia, while its spreading to Arctic regions took place in Pleistocene.

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