The distribution of Mesocyclops (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) species in the Mexican southern, and Northern Guatemala regions

Authors

  • Martha Angélica Gutiérrez-Aguirre Universidad de Quintana Roo (UQRoo), Unidad Cozumel, Av. Andrés Quintana Roo, calle 11 con calle 110 Sur s/n. Frente a la Col San Gervasio. CP 77642. Cozumel, Quintana Roo, México. E-mail: margutierrez@uqroo.mx
  • Eduardo Suárez-Morales El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), A.P. 424, 77000 Chetumal, Quintana Roo México
  • Adrián Cervantes-Martínez Universidad de Quintana Roo (UQRoo), Unidad Cozumel, Av. Andrés Quintana Roo, calle 11 con calle 110 Sur s/n. Frente a la Col San Gervasio. CP 77642. Cozumel, Quintana Roo, México. E-mail: margutierrez@uqroo.mx

Keywords:

Distribution, Guatemala, Mesocyclops, Mexico.

Abstract

Three types of distribution of the genus Mesocyclops were identified through an analysis of the records in Mexico, and a revision of biological material collected in the Southeastern region of the country (including Tabasco, Chiapas, Campeche, Yucatan, and Quintana Roo states), and the North region of Guatemala. The distributional patterns were divided into three groups: widely distributed species (M. longisetus s. str., M. edax, M. reidae), restricted distribution species (M. evadomingoi, M. pescei) and introduced species (M. thermocyclopoides, M. aspericornis). Additionally, in the surveyed area, we found the highest species richness in Tabasco and also a preference of Mesocyclops to inhabit shallow, meso- to eutrophic freshwater systems in lowlands at < 40 m altitudes. Finally, this study allowed the record of three species of the genus not previously found in Chiapas (M. longisetus s.str., M. brasilianus, and M. pescei)

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Published

2017-01-16

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Gutiérrez-Aguirre, M. A., Suárez-Morales, E., & Cervantes-Martínez, A. (2017). The distribution of Mesocyclops (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) species in the Mexican southern, and Northern Guatemala regions. HIDROBIOLÓGICA, 16(3), 259–265. Retrieved from https://hidrobiologica.izt.uam.mx/index.php/revHidro/article/view/1037

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