THERMOCYCLOPS-CRASSUS (CRUSTACEA, COPEPODA) PRESENT IN NORTH-AMERICA - A NEW RECORD FROM LAKE CHAMPLAIN

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作者
DUCHOVNAY, A [1 ]
REID, JW [1 ]
MCINTOSH, A [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL MUSEUM NAT HIST,DEPT INVERTEBRATE ZOOL NHB-163,WASHINGTON,DC 20560
关键词
CYCLOPOIDA; PLANKTON; NEW RECORD; LAKE CHAMPLAIN; THERMOCYCLOPS-CRASSUS; EUTROPHIC;
D O I
10.1016/S0380-1330(92)71308-2
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The cyclopoid copepod Thermocyclops crassus was collected in Missisquoi Bay, Lake Champlain, Vermont, U.S.A., in May and August 1991. Since this is the first confirmed record of the species in North America, the population is considered to be introduced. Thermocyclops crassus is widespread in temperate and tropical Eurasia and Africa, but, in the Americas, has been collected previously only in Costa Rica. It is planktonic and thermophilic, with a preference for eutrophic waters.
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