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1 August 2004
Vol. 63 No. 2 (2004)
https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2004.250

First record and morphological features of Hemidiaptomus (Occidodiaptomus) ingens (Gurney, 1909) (Copepoda Calanoida) in Italy

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Calanoida, Mediterranean region, biogeography, zooplankton, Branchiopoda
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Federico MARRONE
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Luigi NASELLI-FLORES
During a survey, carried out to assess the consistency of microcrustacean fauna inhabiting temporary ponds in Sicily, Hemidiaptomus (Occidodiaptomus) ingens (Gurney, 1909), a large calanoid copepod up to now known only for North-African ponds, Camargue and Corse, was found in the north-western part of the island. Due to its central location in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily represents a transition zone where several chorological zones of the West Palearctic merge and converge. A brief summary of the existing literature regarding this taxon is given with some morphological considerations on the recently found population which represents the first record for Italy. In particular, the morphological features of the Sicilian population are closely related to those described by Gurney for the specimens collected in the locus typicus (Oued Tindja, Tunisia) and slightly differ from the other European populations.

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“First Record and Morphological Features of Hemidiaptomus (Occidodiaptomus) Ingens (Gurney, 1909) (Copepoda Calanoida) in Italy”. 2004. Journal of Limnology 63 (2): 250-55. https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2004.250.