First record of Thermocyclops inversus (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) in Centla Swamps, Tabasco, Mexico

Authors

  • Carlos Álvarez-Silva Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa, Departamento de Hidrobiología, A.P. 55-535 C.P. 09340 México, D.F.
  • Samuel Gómez-Aguirre Laboratorio de Hidrobiología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Ma. Guadalupe Miranda Arce Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa, Departamento de Hidrobiología, A.P. 55-535 C.P. 09340 México, D.F.

Keywords:

Thermocyclops inversus, Copepoda, Centla Swamps, Tabasco, Mexico

Abstract

The copepod Thermocyclops inversus Kiefer, 1936 is recorded for the first time in the "Pantanos de Centla" Biosphere Reserve, Tabasco, Mexico. Currently only the clanoid Arctodiaptomus dorsalis and T. inversus have been recorded in this area. This species has been known to occur in a wide variety of freshwater habitats in México, like sinkholes, caves, grottos and lakes.

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Álvarez-Silva, C., Gómez-Aguirre, S., & Miranda Arce, M. G. (2017). First record of Thermocyclops inversus (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) in Centla Swamps, Tabasco, Mexico. HIDROBIOLÓGICA, 12(2), 170–172. Retrieved from https://hidrobiologica.izt.uam.mx/index.php/revHidro/article/view/1090

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Nota Científica