New data on Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of Sabah State, Borneo Island, Malaysia
Author
Sinev, Artem Y.
Author
Yusoff, Fatimah M.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-06-21
4438
2
362
372
journal article
29836
10.11646/zootaxa.4438.2.10
65753548-3acd-49be-956b-db037db3f45f
1175-5326
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Family
Daphnidae
Simocephalus
(Aquipiculus)
cf.
latirostris
Stingelin, 1906
. Two specimens were found in Buyut Lake, in Kota Marudu (locality 20). Littoral species associated with vegetation, specimens are able to attach themselves to the substrate. According to Orlova-Bienkowskaya (2001),
S. latirostris
is distributed in South America only, and all records of this species from South-East Asia belong to
S. heilongjiangensis
instead. But morphology of studied specimen fully agrees with that reported by Idris (1983) for population of
S. latirostris
from
Malaysia
and by
Sinev & Korovchinsky (2013)
for population of
S.
cf.
heilongjiangensis
from
Vietnam
. Main distinctive characteristic of these populations is an elongated subrectangular rostrum, similar to that of South American
S. latirostris
s. str.
, while in
S. heilongjiangensis
rostrum is long but triangular, evenly narrowing distally (Orlova-Bienkowskaya 2001). In our opinion, status of these two species should be clarified by future studies.
Simocephalus (Simocephalus) mixtus
(O. F. Mueller, 1776). Found in three oxbow lakes in Padas river valley (localities 3, 6, 8). A littoral species, associated with vegetation. Specimens are able to attach themselves to the substrate. Widely distributed species, recorded in all climatic zones of Northern Hemisphere (Orlova- Bienkowskaia 2001). In South-East Asia, so far it is known from
Vietnam
(Orlova-Bienkowskaia 2001) and Hainan Island (
Sinev
et al
. 2013
), but probably it is distributed more widely. For description, see Orlova- Bienkowskaia (2001). First record for
Malaysia
.
Simocephalus (Coronocephalus) serrulatus
(Koch, 1841). Abundant in locality 9 (pond in peat swamp area). A littoral species, associated with vegetation. Specimens are able to attach themselves to the substrate. For a description see Orlova-Bienkowskaia (2001), who reported that this is a cosmopolitan taxon, common in the Oriental region. For description of the Malaysian populations see Idris (1983).