Revision of the Old World Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) similis group (Cladocera: Daphniidae)
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Popova, Ekaterina V.
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Petrusek, Adam
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Kořínek, Vladimír
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Mergeay, Joachim
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Bekker, Eugeniya I.
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Karabanov, Dmitry P.
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Galimov, Yan R.
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Neretina, Tatyana V.
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Taylor, Derek J.
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Kotov, Alexey A.
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Zootaxa
2016
4161
1
1
40
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4161.1.1
9b4d669b-6350-4020-8edf-4c7b9e8fa5d1
1175-5326
272238
C2A54ABA-7299-4601-A852-D9B1635443DC
Key for determination of species from the
D. similis
group in Old World based on male characters
1 Anal teeth as in female (not reduced).............................................................. ..
D. similis
- Anal teeth in distal portion of postabdomen reduced in size and number.......................................... 2
2 Compound eye very large, occupies almost whole anterior portion of head, which forms an inflated dome.......
D. sinensis
- Compound eye relatively small, anteriormost portion of head without a dome...................................... 3
3 Fornix rounded; usually distalmost anal tooth usually relatively strong; no additional seta on exopodite V.....
D. similoides
- Fornix sharp and pointed; distalmost anal teeth minute; additional seta on exopodite V...............
D. inopinata
sp. nov
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