Diversity and distribution of Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in the rock pools of Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India

Sameer M. Padhye; Reginald Victor

doi:10.1051/limn/2015029

Diversity and distribution of Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in the rock pools of Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India

Sameer M. Padhye^*, Reginald Victor

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Species diversity and distribution of Cladocera in the freshwater rock pools of the northern Western Ghats have been reported. Fifty-nine samples collected from 12 different localities contained 22 species belonging to five families. Chydoridae was the most species rich family with 12 species followed by Daphniidae with five species. Species of the genus Alona were relatively rare, but two other alonines, Leydigia (N.) ciliata and Karualona cf. karua were commonly observed. Congeneric species never co-occurred in the same pool. Distributional maps and taxonomic comments are presented for the commonly observed species. Jaccard's similarity index (C_J) comparing localities showed overall similarity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	315-322
Number of pages	8
Journal	Annales de Limnologie
Volume	51
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/limn/2015029
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Alona
Daphnia
Jaccard's index
Temporary habitats

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Diversity and distribution of Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in the rock pools of Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India

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