Partial revision of the neustonic genus Scapholeberis Schoedler, 1858 (Crustacea: Cladocera): decoding of the barcoding results.

ABSTRACT: Water fleas (Crustacea: Cladocera) are among the most intensively studied freshwater invertebrates. However, ecologically important daphniids that live on the surface layer (neuston) remain taxonomically confused. Here we attempt to reconcile genetic and morphological information for the neustonic genus Scapholeberis Schoedler, 1858 (Cladocera: Daphniidae) and present the first revision of the Scapholeberis kingii species group. We analyzed new and existing mitochondrial DNA sequences (сytochrome C oxidase subunit I gene region) together with morphology for all but one of the known species of the neustonic daphniids. Morphological comparisons of available populations, belonging to the Scapholeberis kingii species group from several Australian, Asian and African localit

SUBMITTER: Garibian PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7698698 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature