A new species of Metadiaptomus Wang & Wang, 2024 from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China (Copepoda, Calanoida, Diaptomidae)

A new species of Metadiaptomus Wang & Wang, 2024 from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China (Copepoda, Calanoida, Diaptomidae)

A new copepod species Metadiaptomus aliensis sp. nov., collected from lakes in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, is described. M. aliensis sp. nov. is differentiated by total length of both sexes, the fifth leg of both sexes, and the right antennule of the male, compared with the similar species M. asiat...

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Main Authors: Can Wang, Hailei Wang, Xingxing Kuang, Xianchun Yuan, Ganlin Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
Subjects:
Copepod
Distribution and ecology
Metadiaptomus aliensis
Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Salinity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X24000840
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Summary:A new copepod species Metadiaptomus aliensis sp. nov., collected from lakes in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, is described. M. aliensis sp. nov. is differentiated by total length of both sexes, the fifth leg of both sexes, and the right antennule of the male, compared with the similar species M. asiaticus Ul'yanin, 1875 and M. chevreuxi Guerne & Richard, 1894. The low temperature species M. aliensis sp. nov. survives in a wide salinity range from fresh to polyhaline water, and a wide alkalinity range from 6.12 to 40.39 mmol/L. The first generic record of M. aliensis sp. nov. in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau contributes to our understanding of the global biogeography of the subfamily Paradiaptominae.
ISSN:2287-884X

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