Morphometric differences in two calanoid sibling species, Boeckella gracilipes and B. titicacae (Crustacea, Copepoda)

• Main Author: De Los Ríos Escalante, Patricio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: FUNDACAO ZOOBOTANICA RIO GRANDE SUL. MUSEU CIENCIAS NATURAIS 2021
• Subjects: Boeckella; fifth thoracopods; morphology; populations; Patagonia; Copepods; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/2604

Calanoid copepods are abundant in South American inland waters and include widespread species, such as Boeckella gracilipes (Daday, 1902), which occurs from the Ecuador to Tierra del Fuego Island. This species occurs under various environmental conditions, and is found in oligotrophic lakes in Patag...