CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLADOCERA FAUNA (CRUSTACEA: BRANCHIOPODA) IN THE CIÉNAGA GRANDE DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA

Authors

  • Juan M. Fuentes Reines Universidad del Magdalena, Grupo de investigación en Limnología, Santa Marta, Colombia. AA 731
  • Evelyn Zoppi de Roa Universidad Central de Venezuela, Instituto de Zoología y Ecología Tropical, Facultad de Ciencias Laboratorio de Plancton
  • Eliana Morón Universidad del Magdalena, Grupo de investigación en Limnología, Santa Marta, Colombia. AA 731
  • Dáninso Gámez Universidad del Magdalena, Grupo de investigación en Limnología, Santa Marta, Colombia. AA 731
  • Carlos López Universidad del Zulia, Facultad Experimental de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología, Laboratorio de Zooplancton, Maracaibo, Venezuela. AA 526

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25268/bimc.invemar.2012.41.1.76

Keywords:

Cladocerans, Taxonomic composition, Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta

Abstract

108 samples collected between March, and November 2009 from macrophytes and open waters of the east coast of Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, adjacent to Sevilla river, Magdalena Department were analyzed. A greater number of individuals and species were found in macrophytes rather than in open water. This is the first report on the Cladocera from this region. In total 36 species were recorded; eight of them are new records to Colombian fauna (Guernella raphaelis, Ilyocryptus plumosus, Moina eugeniae, Kurzia polyspina, K. media, Oxyruella longicaudis and O. tenuicaudis). A brief description of all species and their geographical distribution is included.

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Published

2016-01-01

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Research Articles

How to Cite

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CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLADOCERA FAUNA (CRUSTACEA: BRANCHIOPODA) IN THE CIÉNAGA GRANDE DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA. Bol. Investig. Mar. Costeras [Internet]. 2016 Jan. 1 [cited 2026 May 14];41(1). Available from: https://boletin.invemar.org.co/index.php/boletin/article/view/76