Branchiopoda (Crustacea: Anostraca and Diplostraca) diversity in Tajik Pamir and plain West and South Tajikistan.

Here we attempt to clarify a faunistic composition of branchiopods from southern Tajikistan and the southern part of the Tajik Pamir Plateau (Central Asia) based on samples collected from June 24 to July 6, 2023. In total, 19 species of branchiopods were identified from plain West and South Tajikistan, and 27 species were recorded in Tajik Pamir. Five taxa were newly recorded for the territory of Tajikistan: Chirocephalus cf.

A new species of the genus Ovalona Van Damme & Dumont, 2008 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from South-East Asia, related to Australian Ovalona archeri (Sars, 1888).

A new species of Ovalona Van Damme & Dumont, 2008 (Cladocera: Anomopoda) related to the rare Australian species Ovalona archeri (Sars, 1888), is described from the Mekong Delta, South Vietnam. Ovalona garibiani sp. nov.

New data on two rare East Asian cladocerans, Coronatella trachystriata (Chen, Zhang & Liu, 1994) and Nedorhynchotalona chiangi Kotov & Sinev, 2011 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae).

Two rare East Asian cladocerans, Coronatella (Coronatella) trachystriata (Chen, Zhang et Liu, 1994) and Nedorhynchotalona chiangi Kotov & Sinev, 2011, were found in Qili Lake on the border of Anhui and Jiangsu Provinces of China. Morphology of the species was studied by scanning electron microscopy for the first time, revealing unique morphological features: valve sculpture as a system of ridges in C. (C.

South-East Asian populations of Karualona cf. karua (King. 1853) (Crustacea: Cladocera: Chydoridae) belong to a separate species.

Study of populations of Karualona cf. karua (King, 1853) (rustacea: Cladocera) from South-East Asia and Sri Lanka revealed that they belong to an undescribed taxon. Karualona fatimae sp.

Spring and autumn fauna of Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in the center of East Asia plain: Hunan and Hubei Provinces of China.

Cladoceran (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) fauna of Hunan and Hubei provinces of China was studied in April 2014 and October 2018. 49 species of Cladocera were found, Anthalona sanoamuangae Sinev & Kotov, 2012 was recorded for China for the first time. Eight species were newly recorded for central China, taxonomic status of four species was clarified.

Revision of the guttata-group of Alona s. lato leads to its translocation to Prendalona Sousa, Elmoor-Loureiro & Santos, 2018 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae).

Revision of the guttata-group of Alona s. lato justifies its translocation to the genus Prendalona Sousa, Elmoor-Loureiro & Santos, 2018. Emended diagnosis of the genus and diagnoses for all its species are provided.

Notes on morphology and ecology of an elusive water flea Rhynchotalona latens (Sarmaja-Korjonen, Hakojärvi & Korhola, 2000) (Crustacea: Cladocera).

Very rare North European water flea Rhynchotalona latens (Sarmaja-Korjonen, Hakojärvi & Korhola, 2000) (Crustacea: Cladocera), found mostly as remains during subfossil studies, was found in North Karelia, Russia. The species inhabits waterlogged Sphagnum mosses at lake margins, but is not present in littoral zones of the lakes. Morphology of thoracic limbs of R.

Anthalona vandammei sp. nov. from Thailand, a sibling species of Neotropical Anthalona brandorffi (Sinev & Holwedell, 2002) (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae).

A new rare species of Anthalona Van Damme, Dumont & Sinev, 2011, Anthalona vandammei sp. nov. (Anomopoda: Chydoridae), is described from Thailand.

A new species of honeycombed Chydorus Leach, 1816 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from tundra of North-East Russia.

A new cladoceran of the faviformis-group of the genus Chydorus Leach, 1816 (Cladocera: Chydoridae), characterized by a honeycomb-like sculpture of valves and head shield, is described from tundra lakes and ponds in North-East Russia. Morphology of the new species was studied using optical and scanning electron microscopy. Chydorus izvekovae sp.

A new species of Coronatella Dybowski amp; Grochowski, 1984 (Cladocera: Chydoridae) endemic to Jeju Island (Republic of Korea).

Recently particular attention of cladocerologists has focussed on a subtropical-southern temperate zone of the Far East of Eurasia comprising a center of water flea (Crustacea: Cladocera) endemism. Two endemic taxa were described previously from Jeju Island (Republic of Korea), but still the cladocerans of this island are poorly known. The aim of this communication is to describe a new species of Coronatella (Coronatella) Dybowski Grochowski, 1894 (Anomopoda: Chydoridae) and discuss diagnostic characters of this taxon with reference to their diagnostic value in other cladoceran groups.

Redescription of two Australian cladocerans of the subfamily Aloninae Dybowski amp; Grochowski (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae).

Morphology of two Australian water fleas, Alona rigidicaudis (Smirnov, 1971) and Coronatella (Coronatella) novaezealandiae (Sars, 1904) (Crustacea: Cladocera) was studied by optical and scanning electron microscopy. Morphology of the thoracic limbs was studied in detail. Previously unknown ephippial females and males are described for both species.

Predators as Control Agents of Mosquito Larvae in Micro-Reservoirs (Review).

Unlabelled: The article reviews predators that are able to control populations of mosquito larvae (Culicidae) in phytotelmata and their anthropogenic analogs. The spectrum of mosquito larva consumers in micro-reservoirs is listed. It includes flatworms, crustaceans, arachnids, insects, vertebrates, and carnivorous plants.

Complete mitochondrial genome of Ovalona pulchella (Branchiopoda, Cladocera) as the first representative in the family Chydoridae: Gene rearrangements and phylogenetic analysis of Cladocera.

Chydoridae are phytophilic-benthic microcrustaceans that make up a significant proportion of species diversity and play an important role in the littoral zone of freshwater ecosystems worldwide. Here, we provide the complete mitochondrial genome of Ovalona pulchella (King, 1853), determined by next-generation sequencing. The entire mitochondrial genome is 15,362 bp in length; this is the first sequenced mitochondrial genome in the family Chydoridae.

A new species of Karualona Dumont amp; Silva-Briano, 2000 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Aloninae) from Northeast Thailand.

A new species of Aloninae, Karualona arcana sp. nov. (Cladocera: Chydoridae) is described from Northeast Thailand.

A new species of scavenger Cladocera Pseudochydorus Fryer, 1968 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from the Central Mexican Plateau.

A new species of the genus Pseudochydorus Fryer, 1968 is described from Central Mexico. P. margaritalfonsorum sp.

Longitudinal gradient in the Camptocercus lilljeborgi Schoedler, 1862 species group (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae).

A detailed study of morphology of the rare phytophilous cladoceran Camptocercus lilljeborgi Schoedler, 1862 revealed that populations from Eastern Siberia and Far East of Russia belong to a new species. C. smirnovi sp.

New data on morphology and distribution of Alona werestschagini Sinev, 1999the only Arcto-Alpine species of Chydoridae (Cladocera: Anomopoda) known to date.

Detailed study of morphology of Alona werestschagini Sinev, 1999 (Crustacea: Cladocera) confirms its affinities with Alona guttata Sars, 1862. A. werestschagini is the only Arcto-Alpine species among the family Chydoridae, distributed along Arctic coast of Eurasia and in mountains of Central Asia, newer recorded in temperate lowlands of the continent.

A new species of Flavalona Sinev amp; Dumont, 2016 (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) from Bale Mountains, Ethiopia.

Here we describe a new species of Flavalona Sinev Dumont, 2016 (Cladocera: Chydoridae) based on material from Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. F. darkovi sp.

Males and ephippial females of Oriental Chydoridae (Cladocera: Anomopoda) from Cat Tien National Park, South Vietnam.

Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of South-East Asia have been intensively investigated over the last decades, but males and ephippial females of many taxa remain unknown or poorly studied. Males and ephippial females of ten species of Chydoridae were collected by monthly sampling of eight water bodies during autumn-winter dry season in Сat Tien National Park, South Vietnam. Morphology of studied specimens is described and taxonomic status of studied species is discussed.

Re-evaluation of the genus Biapertura Smirnov, 1971 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae).

The genus Biapertura Smirnov, 1971, with type species B. affinis (= Lynceus affinis Leydig, 1860) is re-evaluated, removing the affinis-group from polyphyletic Alona s. lato.

A new North Eurasian species of the Alona affinis complex (Cladocera: Chydoridae).

Our analysis of Alona cf. affinis (Cladocera: Chydoridae) populations from European Russia, Siberia and Far East of Russia bearing denticles at the posteroventral corner, based on both their morphology and genetic study considering variability of mitochondrial COI and 16S and nuclear 18S genes, revealed that they belong to a separate taxon described here as Alona sibirica sp. nov.

High diversity of Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in a Ramsar site Lake Kud-Thing, Northeast Thailand.

An intensive study of cladoceran diversity in Lake Kud-Thing, a Ramsar site of Bueng Kan Province, Thailand, was conducted. One hundred and twenty-five qualitative samples were collected from 15 localities during the period from June 2012 to November 2014. A total of 58 species belonging to 38 genera was recorded.

New species of Alpinalona Alonso amp; Sinev, 2017 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from South-East USA.

A new species of genus Alpinalona Alonso Sinev, 2017 is described from South-East USA. Alpinalona fornshelli sp. nov.

Revision of the elegans-group of Alona s. lato and its status as a subgenus of Coronatella Dybowski amp; Grochowski, 1894 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae).

The taxonomic status of the elegans-group of Alona s. lato (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) is herein examined. The West Palearctic Alona elegans Kurz, 1875 and poorly known African taxon Coronatella cf.

А new species of Alona Baird, 1843 (Cladocera: Chydoridae) from the ancient Lake Ohrid.

A new species of Cladocera, Alona begoniae sp. nov. (Anomopoda: Chydoridae) was found in ancient Lake Ohrid.