Subterranean Copepoda from Arid Western Australia

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-90-04-13649-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 366 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 726 g

Reihe: Crustaceana Monographs

Though the subterranean waters are among the most fragile and threatened ecosystems, and are also considered to be rich in biodiversity, there is very little information even on their total biological diversity. Presenting one group of small crustaceans, this book shows how rich and complex subterranean systems may be even in Australian desert regions.
This is the first comprehensive study of the subterranean copepods from Australia. It contains descriptions of five new genera and 24 new species. Many representatives of this unique fauna are of ancient origin, dating as far back as Jurassic.
Because many questions of the copepod invasions of the freshwater, and their connections with the main climatic changes are addressed, this book will also be useful for a much broader scientific audience.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karanovich, Tomislav

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Krebstiere (Crustacea)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and summary
Introduction
Material and methods
Taxonomic account
Order CYCLOPOIDA Burmeister, 1834*)
Family CYCLOPIDAE Burmeister, 1834*)
Subfamily Halicyclopinae Kiefer, 1927
Genus Halicyclops Norman, 1903
1. Halicyclops kieferi n. sp.
2. Halicyclops ambiguus Kiefer, 1967
3. Halicyclops eberhardi De Laurentiis, Pesce & Humphreys, 2001
4. Halicyclops pescei n. sp.
— —. Key to Australian Halicyclops species
Subfamily Cyclopinae Burmeister, 1834*)
Genus Mesocyclops G.O. Sars, 1914
5. Mesocyclops brooksi Pesce, De Laurentiis & Humphreys, 1996
Genus Metacyclops Kiefer, 1927
6. Metacyclops superincidentis n. sp.
7. Metacyclops laurentiisae n. sp.
8. Metacyclops pilanus n. sp.
— —. Key to the species of the Metacyclops trispinosus-group
Genus Apocyclops Lindberg, 1942
9. Apocyclops dengizicus (Lepeschkin, 1900)
Genus Fierscyclops n. g.
10. Fierscyclops fiersi (De Laurentiis, Pesce & Humphreys, 2001) n. comb.
Genus Microcyclops Claus, 1893
11. Microcyclops varicans (G.O. Sars, 1863)
Genus Goniocyclops Kiefer, 1955
12. Goniocyclops uniarticulatus n. sp.
13. Goniocyclops mortoni n. sp.
— —. Key for the identification of the species of Goniocyclops
Order HARPACTICOIDA G.O. Sars, 1903
Family DIOSACCIDAE G.O. Sars, 1906
Genus Schizopera G.O. Sars, 1905
14. Schizopera depotspringsi n. sp.
——. Schizopera costaricana n. sp
15. Schizopera austindownsi n. sp.
16. Schizopera oldcuei n. sp.
17. Schizopera uramurdahi n. sp.
18. Schizopera jundeei n. sp.
Family AMEIRIDAE Monard, 1927
Subfamily Ameirinae Monard, 1927
Genus Nitokra Boeck, 1865
19. Nitokra lacustris pacifica Yeatman, 1983
Genus Hirtaleptomesochra n. g.
20. Hirtaleptomesochra bispinosa n. g., n. sp.
Genus Nitocrella Chappuis, 1923
21. Nitocrella obesa n. sp.
22. Nitocrella trajani n. sp.
23. Nitocrella absentia n. sp.
— —. Key to the species of the Nitocrella vasonica group
Genus Novanitocrella n. g.
24. Novanitocrella aboriginesi n. g., n. sp.
Genus Parapseudoleptomesochra Lang, 1965
25. Parapseudoleptomesochra karamani n. sp.
26. Parapseudoleptomesochra rouchi n. sp.
——. Parapseudoleptomesochra mielkei n. sp.
— —. Key to the species of Parapseudoleptomesochra
Genus Raoleptomesochra n. g.
Genus Haifameira Por, 1964
27. Haifameira pori,/i> n. sp.
Family CANTHOCAMPTIDAE G.O. Sars, 1906
Genus Australocamptus n. g.
28. Australocamptus hamondi n. g., n. sp.
29. Australocamptus similis n. g., n. sp.
30. Australocamptus diversus n. g., n. sp.
Family PARASTENOCARIDIDAE Chappuis, 1933
Genus Parastenocaris Kessler, 1913
31. Parastenocaris solitaria n. sp.
General discussion
Acknowledgments
References
Taxonomic index