Authors: Janet W Reid
Publish Date: 1987/10/01
Volume: 153, Issue: 2, Pages: 121-138
Abstract
Eight species of cyclopoid copepods were recorded from 1979–1983 in the complex microhabitats of a wet campo campo úmido marsh in central Brazil Ectocyclops herbsti and Paracyclops fimbriatus occurred most often in areas with water covering the soil Muscocyclops therasiae n sp occurred mainly in soils with no surface water while Metacyclops campestris n sp showed no distinct microhabitat preference Occurrence of the remaining four species was too sporadic to determine microhabitat preference Paracyclops carectum n sp Metacyclops campestris n sp Muscocyclops therasiae n sp Muscocyclops bidentatus n sp and Ponticyclops boscoi n g n sp are described A key to the New World species of Metacyclops s str is provided
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