An updated checklist of Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) from Pernambuco State, Brazil

Authors

  • Carlos Eduardo Aguiar Soares Universidade Católica de Brasília, Laboratório de Ecologia
  • Lourdes Maria Abdu Elmoor-Loureiro Universidade Católica de Brasília, Laboratório de Zoologia

Keywords:

zooplankton, cladocerans, Brazilian Northeast

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify the Cladocera species present in 15 samples of zooplankton, taken occasionally between 1981 and 2001, from the Counties of Recife, Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Paulista e Escada (state of Pernambuco, Brazil). In total, 32 species were reported; 10 of them represent first records, which increased to 51 the number of species known to occur in Pernambuco state. The highest cladoceran species richness was observed in water bodies where macrophytes were more abundant and with more samples available.
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Published

2011-06-01

How to Cite

Soares, C. E. A., & Elmoor-Loureiro, L. M. A. (2011). An updated checklist of Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) from Pernambuco State, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 11(2). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/782

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2011): v11n2

Section

Short Communications