Occurrence of Anthalona neotropica Sousa, Elmoor-Loureiro and Debastiani-Júnior, 2015 (Crustacea: Cladocera: Chydoridae) in Bahia State, Brazil

Abstract

Abstract Although the cladoceran Anthalona neotropica Sousa, Elmoor-Loureiro and Debastiani-Júnior, 2015 has a wide geographic range in Brazil, until now, it has only been reported in a few localities. The present study reports the occurrence of this species in the estuaries of the Jequitinhonha River and Una River, representing the first records of An. neotropica in Bahia State, Brazil.

Keywords

• Aloninae
• delta estuary
• estuarine zooplankton
• hyporheic habitat
• salinity