Thermocyclops decipiens (Kiefer, 1929)

Dela Paz, Erica Silk P., Lopez, Mark Louie D., David, Christian Irvin Harvey A., Dela Cruz, Dave Ryan A., Viernes, Gian Alfonso A., Wong, Jac Fritgerald & Papa, Rey Donne S., 2018, Freshwater microcrustaceans (Cladocera: Anomopoda and Ctenopoda, Copepoda: Cyclopoida and Calanoida) in the highly urbanized Metropolitan Manila area (Luzon, Philippines), Check List 14 (5), pp. 751-762 : 756-757

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/14.5.751
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5477044
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/79082338-0968-2313-CF78-F984FE34FD54
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Thermocyclops decipiens (Kiefer, 1929)
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Materials examined. Philippines: Luzon: Manila: UST Botanical Garden pond (14.6101° N, 120.9885° E), coll. DRA Dela Cruz, GAA Viernes, JF Wong, ESP Dela Paz and ML Lopez, June 2016 ( UST-ZRC 0188–0189, 2 spec.). La Mesa Ecopark Pond (14.7113° N, 121.0756° E), coll. DRA Dela Cruz, GAA Viernes, JF Wong, ESP Dela Paz and ML Lopez, June 2016 ( UST-ZRC 0182A– B, 0183–0184, 3 spec.). La Mesa Ecopark Lagoon (14.7121° N, 121.0756° E), coll. DRA Dela Cruz, GAA Viernes, JF Wong, ESP Dela Paz and ML Lopez, June 2016 ( UST-ZRC 0185–0186, 2 spec.). Creek in Muñoz (14.6574° N, 121.0157° E), coll. DRA Dela Cruz, GAA Viernes, JF Wong, ESP Dela Paz and ML Lopez, June 2016 ( UST-ZRC 0187A–B, 1 spec.). Veterans Memorial Medical Center lagoon (14.6571° N, 121.0380° E), coll. DRA Dela Cruz, GAA Viernes, JF Wong, ESP Dela Paz and ML Lopez, June 2016 ( UST-ZRC 0190, 1 spec.).

Short description. The body is generally large at the prosome and narrows to the urosome. The arms of the seminal receptacle are wide and straight. The caudal rami are smooth and naked. The marginal extension at the P4 basipodite bears few spinules. The distal margin at P4 intercoxal sclerite is high and triangular in shape. The apical medial spine of P4 endopodite is 2–2.7 times longer than the lateral spine. All the morphological characters concur with the description of Mirabdullayev (2003) and Dela Paz et al. (2016a).

Ecological distribution. Thermocyclops decipiens is found in large variety of freshwater habitats including lakes, rivers, ponds, reservoirs, swamps, and falls. This species inhabits the freshwater, also survive in relatively saline or eutrophic condition.