First record of Parvalona parva (Daday, 1905) (Crustacea: Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from Colombia

By

Fuentés, Juan Manuel

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-7-14

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

1691--5

Subjects

Ciénaga , Cladocera , Colombia , Neotropics , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.4.1691

 

Abstract

The cladoceran Parvalona parva (Daday, 1905) (Anomopoda: Chydoridae) was found associated with the aquatic macrophyte Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms in Ciénaga de Chilloa-Magdalena Department, Colombia. It represents the first record of this species in Colombia and this species’ range is extended to northern South America. A brief descriptions of this taxon based on Colombian material is given.