Identification key for the Brazilian genera and species of Aloninae (Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Anomopoda, Chydoridae)

Since early 2000 years, the knowledge about the taxonomy of Aloninae (Cladocera: Chydoridae) has been in rapid progress. For this reason, the most of Brazilian fauna was affected concerning nomenclature, besides an increase in the number of known genera and species. Thus, in this study, we bring an...

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Autores: Sousa, Francisco Diogo Rocha, Elmoor-Loureiro, Lourdes Maria Abdu
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/147867
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/147867
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cladocera
microcrustaceans
Neotropics
postabdome
rostrum.
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Sumario:Since early 2000 years, the knowledge about the taxonomy of Aloninae (Cladocera: Chydoridae) has been in rapid progress. For this reason, the most of Brazilian fauna was affected concerning nomenclature, besides an increase in the number of known genera and species. Thus, in this study, we bring an updated species list of Aloninae in Brazil, as well as identification keys based in current nomenclature and morphological standards. Our finding pointed to the occurrence of 46 valid species, belonging to 21 genera and three groups of Alona sensu lato. Two of these genera are endemic to Brazil. So far, South-East Asia and Brazil have the most well-studied Aloninae fauna in the entire planet.