Anomopoda Stebbing, 1902

Lopez, Mark Louie D., Pascual, Jhaydee Ann F., Dela Paz, Erica Silk P., Rizo, Eric Zeus C., Tordesillas, Dino T., Guinto, Shea Kathleen, Han, Boping, Dumont, Henri J., Mamaril, Augustus C., Sr & Papa, Rey Donne S., 2017, Annot ated checklist and insular distribution of f reshwater microcrustaceans (Copepoda: Calanoida & Cyclopoida; Cladocera: Anomopoda & Ctenopoda) in the Philippines, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 65, pp. 623-654 : 630-631

Infraorder Anomopoda Stebbing, 1902 Family Bosminidae Baird, 1845

Bosmina fatalis Burckhardt, 1924

Synonyms in Philippine literature: None.

Philippine records: Brehm, 1938; Cheng & Clemente, 1954; Mamaril & Fernando, 1978; Petersen & Carlos, 1984; Mamaril, 1986; Mamaril, 2001; Papa & Zafaralla, 2011; Papa et al., 2012b; and Pascual et al., 2014.

General geographic distribution: Reported in East Asian lakes and reservoirs. Can also be found in the temperate zone, north to the subtropical and tropical areas in Japan, Philippines, China, and Indonesia ( Kořinek, 2002).

Distribution in the Philippines. Luzon: Batangas –Lake Taal; Benguet –Ambuklao Dam; Cagayan –Lake Bangalau; Camarines Sur –Lake Buhi and Lake Bato; Laguna –Lake Tambo, Lake Palakpakin, Lake Kalibato, Lake Yambo, Lake Tadlak, Lake Caliraya, and Lake Lumot-Mahipon; National Capital Region– Manila, Pasig River, and Marikina River; Manila-Laguna-Rizal: Laguna de Bay; Nueva Ecija – Pantabangan Dam; Rizal –Binangonan; Sorsogon –Lake Bulusan. Mindoro: Lake Naujan. Negros Oriental: Lake Kabalin-an. Leyte: Lake Danao. Mindanao: Agusan del Norte –Lake Mainit; Lanao del Norte –Agos IV Dam; Lanao del Sur –Lake Lanao; South Cotabato –Lake Lahit, Lake Siloton, and Lake Sebu.

Remarks. Bosmina fatalis collected in the Philippines were compared to the same species sampled in Lake Taihu, China (type locality) and found that Philippine samples are bigger with body length ranges in 0.4–0.6 mm with long rostrum fused with antennules of variable length and shape.

Bosmina longirostris ( Müller, 1785)

Synonyms in Philippine literature: Often misidentified as Bosmina fatalis Burckhardt, 1924 .

Philippine records: Brehm, 1938; Mamaril & Fernando, 1978; Petersen & Carlos, 1984; Mamaril, 1986, 2001; and Aquino et al., 2008.

General geographic distribution: Cosmopolitan.

Distribution in the Philippines. Luzon: Ilocos Norte –Lake Paoay. Leyte: Lake Danao. Negros: Negros Oriental – Bacolod. Remarks. Comparison between the results of the present survey and previous ones revealed that Bosmina longirostris was not present in more recently collected samples. Morphological variations in rostrum structure, postabdominal and carapace spines in some populations of B. fatalis could have led to misidentification of B. longirostris . To avoid confusion in its taxonomy, Goulden & Frey (1963) proposed the use of the lateral head pore (LHP) pattern as diagnostic characters.

Bosminopsis deitersi Richard, 1895

Synonyms in Philippine literature: None.

Philippine records: Brehm, 1938; Mamaril & Fernando, 1978; Petersen & Carlos, 1984; Mamaril, 1986, 2001; and Pascual et al., 2014.

General geographic distribution: Widely distributed in the tropics.

Distribution in the Philippines. Luzon: Cagayan: Lake Bangalau; Camarines Sur: Lake Bato and Lake Baao; National Capital Region– Manila. Mindoro: Lake Naujan. Mindanao: Lanao del Sur: Lake Lanao.

Remarks. Bosminopsis deitersi collected in the Philippines was compared with the species in Lake Taihu, China and revealed the same morphological characters except for the setae at the tip of the antennule which are not present in samples from the Philippines ( Kořinek, 2002).