Eighteen species of cladocerans are recorded from a temporary pond in northern Colombia; 12 of these records are new for La Guajira Department: Diaphanosoma brevireme Sars, 1901, D. dentatum Herbst, 1968, Sarsilotona serricauda (Sars, 1901), Moina micrura micrura Kurz, 1874, M. reticulata Daday, 1905, Grimaldina freyi Neretina and Kotov, 2017, Kurzia polyspina Hudec, 2000, Leydigia cf. striata Birabén, 1939, Ovalona cf. glabra (Sars, 1905), Chydorus nitidulus (Sars, 1901), Dunhevedia crassa King, 1853 and Pseudosida sp.; this latter taxon could be an yet undescribed species. The cladoceran fauna from the surveyed area is represented mostly by widespread species and commonly found in the Neotropical regions, but local morphological data are scarce in the regional literature. Brief diagnostic descriptions of the species recorded for the Colombian cladoceran fauna are provided together wit...

From the analysis of plankton samples from a temporary pond of northern Colombia some female specimen of the daphinid cladoceran Scapholeberis freyi Dumont and Pensaert, 1983 was collected. It represents the first report in Colombia and expands its known occurrence in South America. The specimens observed are described and compared with available morphological data of their closest congeners. A brief descriptions of this taxon based on Colombian material is given.

Eighteen species of cladocerans are recorded from a temporary pond in northern Colombia; 12 of these records are new for La Guajira Department: Diaphanosoma brevireme Sars, 1901, D. dentatum Herbst, 1968, Sarsilotona serricauda (Sars, 1901), Moina micrura micrura Kurz, 1874, M. reticulata Daday, 1905, Grimaldina freyi Neretina and Kotov, 2017, Kurzia polyspina Hudec, 2000, Leydigia cf. striata Birabén, 1939, Ovalona cf. glabra (Sars, 1905), Chydorus nitidulus (Sars, 1901), Dunhevedia crassa King, 1853 and Pseudosida sp.; this latter taxon could be an yet undescribed species. The cladoceran fauna from the surveyed area is represented mostly by widespread species and commonly found in the Neotropical regions, but local morphological data are scarce in the regional literature. Brief diagnostic descriptions of the species recorded for the Colombian cladoceran fauna are provided together wit...

From the analysis of plankton samples from a temporary pond of northern Colombia some female specimen of the daphinid cladoceran Scapholeberis freyi Dumont and Pensaert, 1983 was collected. It represents the first report in Colombia and expands its known occurrence in South America. The specimens observed are described and compared with available morphological data of their closest congeners. A brief descriptions of this taxon based on Colombian material is given.

Forty-one Cladocera taxa were identified in temporary ponds during this study, of which 15 are new records for the department of La Guajira and one for Colombia. With the addition of these new reports, the total number of cladocerans for Colombia and La Guajira department is increased by 111 and 46 species respectively. La Guajira department comprises the 41.44 % of cladocera taxa of the Colombian territory. The pond with the greatest and lowest richness was Ponderosa and Manaure with 37 and 2 species respectively. Descriptive notes, comparative comments on morphology, and illustrations are also provided for some notable taxa.

Se registran treinta y cinco especies de cladóceros de la laguna La Española en la región de la Orinoquia de Colombia; todos ellos son nuevos registros para el Departamento del Meta y 10 para Colombia. Con la incorporación de estos nuevos reportes, el número total de cladóceros para Colombia y el departamento del Meta se incrementa en 124 y 38 especies respectivamente. La fauna de cladóceros del área estudiada está representada principalmente por especies de amplia distribución y que se encuentran comúnmente en las regiones Neotropicales, pero los datos morfológicos locales son escasos en la literatura regional. Se proporcionan breves descripciones diagnosticas de 18 especies registradas para la fauna de cladóceros del departamento del Meta-Colombia, junto con ilustraciones de apéndices taxonómicamente significativos, comentarios morfológicos, notas sobre la variabilidad ...