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E:\Jega\Index\2003\AUGUST~1 NOTE ZOOS' PRINT JOURNAL 18(8): 1180-1182 Most of the species that have been synonymised by Michael and Sharma (1988) are not included in this list. But, Simocephalus vetuloides has been included because of its distinguishing CHECKLIST OF INDIAN CLADOCERA characters such as postero-dorsal valve prominence and the (CRUSTACEA) presence of spine and setae on the basipodite of the antenna (Kumar & Altaff, 2002). M.B. Raghunathan and R. Suresh Kumar Orlova (1998) synonymised three species of Simocephalus, viz., S. vidyae, S. vidyae gajareae and S. vamani, reported by Rane Southern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, 130, (1983-1987) with Simocephalus acutirostratus. So those species Santhome High Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600028, India. have also been omitted. Acknowledgements The authors are thankful to the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata and the Officer-in-Charge, Southern Regional Cladocerans, commonly known as water fleas, are minute Station, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai for encouragement crustaceans generally ranging in size from 0.2-5.0mm. They and facilities. belong to the order Cladocera of the sub-class Branchiopoda under the sub-phylum Crustacea and are grouped into 11 References families. Of the 11 families, the Chydoridae is the largest and is Fernando, C.H. (1980a). The species and size composition of tropical further subdivided into four sub-families based on the head freshwater zooplankton with special reference to the Oriental region pore morphology, articulation of the mandibles and the number (South East Asia). International Review of Ges. Hydrobiology 65(3): of basal spines on the claw. 411-426. Fernando, C.H. (1980b). The freshwater zooplankton of Sri Lanka, with a discussion of tropical freshwater zooplankton composition. Fernando (1980a,b) observed 61 species of Cladocera from India International Review of Ges. Hydrobiology 65: 85-125. with specific information about the absence of large Cladocera. Kumar, S.R. and K. Altaff (2002). Distinction between the two closely Sharma and Michael (1987) noted the presence of 87 species related species of Simocephalus Schoedler (Crustacea: Cladocera). and Michael and Sharma (1988) recorded 93 species in India. Journal of Aquatic Biology 17(2): 5-6. Raghunathan (1989) reported 106 species and Sharma (1991) Michael, R.G. and B.K. Sharma (1988). Indian Cladocera. Fauna of updated the list to 109 species which was confirmed later by India and Adjacent Countries. Zoological Survey of India, 262pp. Murugan et al. (1998). In the present work, an attempt has Murugan, N., P. Murugavel and M.S. Kodarkar (1998). Cladocera. been made to update the list of reported Indian Cladocera. It is The biology, Classification, Identification and Ecology. Indian Association of Aquatic Biologists 5: 1-55. worthy to note that many species recorded prior to 1998 and Orlova, B.M.J.O. (1998). A revision of the Cladoceran genus not reported in the earlier list have also been included in the Simocephalus (Crustacea: Daphnidae). Bulletin of Natural History present list. The systematic list of reported Indian Cladocera is Museum, London (Zoology) 64(1): 1-62. presented in Table 1. Raghunathan, M.B. (1989). Indian Cladocera (Crustacea). Indian Review of Life Science 9: 137-152. The present study gives an account of 190 species belonging to 49 genera and 10 families. Of these, 18 are endemic to India. Chydoridae and Daphniidae comprised significant fraction of the Indian Cladocera. The Sididae and Macrothricidae occupy Chydoridae 52% next in the order of representation. The other groups like Moinidae, Bosminidae, Polyphemidae, Leptodoridae, Holopedidae and Podonidae have few representatives (Fig. 1). Cercopagidae is not reported from India. Polyphemidae 1% Leptodoridae 1% Sharma (1991) opines that certain species of the endemic group of cladocerans reported by Rane (1983a,b, 1984a,b, 1985a,b, Holopedidae 1% 1986, 1987) from central India need to be reexamined to ascertain Macrothricidae Podonidae 1% their taxonomic status. Besides the presence of rich and varied 11% Sididae 8% freshwater fauna of Indian Cladocera, the marine and estuarine Bosminidae 3% forms are very much restricted and only three species are Moinidae 5% Daphniidae 17% reported. Figure 1. Percentage composition of Indian Cladocera (Crustacea) Received 13 December 2002; Revised received 13 February 2003; Finally accepted 20 May 2003 1180 August 2003 Zoos' Print Journal 18(8): 1180-1182 A checklist of Indian Cladocera (Crustacea) M.B. Raghunathan & R. Suresh Kumar Table 1. Checklist of Indian Cladocera Scientific name Scientific name Scientific name Freshwater forms Moina brachiata (Jurine) Alona holdeni Green Sididae Moina dubia Gurney & Richard Alona intermedia Sars Diaphanosoma aspinosum Chiang Moina macrocopa (Straus) Alona cf. karelica Stenroos Diaphanosoma brachyurum Lievin Moina micrura Kurz Alona karua King Diaphanosoma excisum Sars Moina oryzae Hudec * Alona kwangsiensis Chiang Diaphanosoma leuctenbergianum Fischer Moina rectirostris (Leydig) Alona ladacensis Brehm Diaphanosoma modiglianii Richard Moina weismanni Ishikawa Alona macronyx Rajapaksha & Fernando Diaphanosoma sarsi Richard Moinadaphnia macleayi (King) Alona monocantha Sars Diaphanosoma senegal Gauthier Alona monocantha tridentata (Stingelin) Diaphanosoma volzi Stingelin Bosminidae Alona protzi Hartwig Latona narendrai Rane * Bosmina coregoni (Baird) Alona pseudonodonta anodonta Daday Latona tiwarii Biswas * Bosmina longirostris (O.F. Muller) Alona pulchella King Latonopsis australis (Sars) Bosmina tripurae Korinek et al. Alona quadrangularis (O.F.Muller) Latonopsis fasciculata Rane & Harshey * Bosminopsis deitersi Richard Alona rectangula Sars Latonopsis fernandoi Rane * Bosminopsis devendrai Rane * Alona rectangula rectangula Sars Pseudosida bidentata Herrick Alona rectangula richardi (Stingelin) Sida crystallina (O.F. Muller) Macrothricidae Alona sarosinorum Stingelin Echnisca capensis monodi Gauthier Alona taraporevalae Shirgur & Naik * Daphniidae Echnisca odiosa (Gurney) Alona verrucosa Sars Ceriodaphnia cornuta Sars Echnisca triserialis (Brady) Alonapsis elongate Ceriodaphnia laticaudata (P.E. Muller) Grimaldina brazzai Richard Alonella clathratula Sars Ceriodaphnia pulchella Sars Guernella ceylonica Daday Alonella excisa (Fischer) Ceriodaphnia quadrangula (O.F. Muller) Guernella odisa (Gurney) Alonella exigua (Lilljeborg) Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Jurine) Guernella raphalis Richard Alonella nana (Baird) Ceriodaphnia setosa Malib Ilyocryptus bhardwaji Battish * Biapertura affinis (Leydig) Daphnia carinata King Ilyocryptus halyi Brady Biapertura intermedia (Sars) Daphnia cephalata King Ilyocryptus spinifer Herrick Biapertura karua (King) Daphnia fusca Gurney Macrothrix chevreuxi Gurney & Richard Biapertura kwangsiensis Chiang Daphnia longicephala Barry Macrothrix goeldi Richard Biapertura verrucosa (Sars) Daphnia longispina O.F. Muller Macrothrix gronlandica Lilljeborg Biapertura verrucosa pseudoverrucosa (Sars) Daphnia lumholtzi Sars Macrothrix hirsuticornis Norman & Brady Camptocercus australis Sars Daphnia magna Straus Macrothrix laticornis (Fischer) Camptocercus fennicus Stenroos Daphnia newporti Baird Macrothrix odiosa (Gurney) Camptocercus kapuri Battish * Daphnia obtusa Kurz Macrothrix rectirostris (Brehm) Camptocercus macrorus Baird Daphnia projecta Hebert Macrothrix spinosa King Camptocercus rectirostris Schodler Daphnia pulex Leydig Macrothrix ternicornis Gurney Camptocercus unicinotus Daphnia sarojae Rane * Macrothrix triserialis (Brady) Chydorus barroisi (Richard) Daphnia similis Claus Streblocerus serricaudatus (Fischer) Chydorus brehmi Biswas * Daphnia tibetana f. fusca Gurney Chydorus denticulatus Henry Daphniopsis katrajensis Rane * Chydoridae Chydorus eurynotus Sars Daphniopsis sumanae Rane * Acroperus angustatus Sars Chydorus faviformis Birge Daphniopsis tibetana Sars Acroperus harpae (Baird) Chydorus globosus Baird Hyalodaphnia hypsicephala Daday Alona affinis Leydig Chydorus cf. herrmanni Brehm Scapholeberis kingi (Sars) Alona aureola Chydorus kallipygos Brehm Simocephalus acutirostratus (King) Alona bukobensis Weltner Chydorus leonardi King Simocephalus australiensis Dana Alona cambouei Guerney & Richard Chydorus parvus (Daday) Simocephalus expinosus (De Geer) Alona cannellata Brehm Chydorus pubescens Sars Simocephalus latirostris Fryer Alona costata Sars Chydorus reticulatus Daday Simocephalus serrulatus (Koch) Alona davidi Richard Chydorus robustus Stingelin Simocephalus vetuloides Sars Alona davidi davidi Richard Chydorus sphaericus (O.F. Muller) Simocephalus vetulus (O. F. Muller) Alona davidi punctata Richard Chydorus ventricosus Daday Simocephalus vetulus elizabethe (King) Alona cf. dentifera (Sars) Dadaya macrops (Daday) Alona dhilloni Battish * Disparalona rostrata (Koch) Moinidae Alona glabra Sars Dunhevedia crassa King Moina banffyi Daday Alona guttata Sars Dunhevedia crassa ciliocaudata (Sovinsky) August 2003 Zoos' Print Journal 18(8): 1180-1182 1181 A checklist of Indian Cladocera (Crustacea) M.B. Raghunathan & R. Suresh Kumar Scientific name Scientific name Dunhevedia crassa crassa King Pleuroxus denticulatus Birge Dunhevedia serrata Daday Pleuroxus laevis Sars Ephemeroporus barroisi Richard Pleuroxus similis Vavra Euryalona orientalis (Daday) Pleuroxus striatus Schodler Eurycercus lamellatus (O.F.Muller) Pleuroxus trigonellus (O.F.Muller) Graptoleberis testudinaria (Fischer) Pseudochydorus globosus (Baird) Indialona ganapati Petkovski Pseudoalona longirostris Sars Indialona globulosa (Daday) Indialona
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