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Some remarks on the latitudinal distribution of Cladocera on the Indian subcontinent

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Tropical Zooplankton

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One hundred and thirty species of Cladocera have been recorded from the Indian subcontinent which extends from 6°N to 37°N latitude and covers an area of 4.5 million km2. The equatorial region has few Daphnia species, all belonging to the sub-genus Ctenodaphnia while the more northern parts have more species of Daphnia including Daphnia s. str. The limnetic Cladocera lacks the carnivorous Polyphemidae and Leptodoridae at lower latitudes (equatorial). The common limnetic species of the equatorial region are eurytopic and extend throughout the subcontinent.

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Fernando, C.H., Kanduru, A. (1984). Some remarks on the latitudinal distribution of Cladocera on the Indian subcontinent. In: Dumont, H.J., Tundisi, J.G. (eds) Tropical Zooplankton. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3612-1_4

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