Moina micrura (Kurz, 1875)

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 : 754-755

Moina micrura (Kurz, 1875)

Materials examined. Philippines: Luzon: Manila: Estero

de la Reina (14.6011° N, 120.9763° E), coll. DRA Dela Cruz, GAA Viernes, JF Wong, ESP Dela Paz and ML Lopez, June 2016 ( UST-ZRC 0108A–B, 2 spec.). Marikina River (14.6342° N, 121.0936° E), coll. DRA Dela Cruz, GAA Viernes, JF Wong, ESP Dela Paz and ML Lopez, June 2016 ( UST-ZRC 0109, 1 spec.). Pasig River (14.5604° N, 121.0659° E), coll. DRA Dela Cruz, GAA Viernes, JF Wong, ESP Dela Paz and ML Lopez, June 2016 ( UST-ZRC 0110A–C, 3 spec.). Veterans Memorial Medical Center lagoons (14.6535° N, 121.0424° E and 14.6571° N, 121.0380° E), coll. DRA Dela Cruz, GAA Viernes, JF Wong, ESP Dela Paz and ML Lopez, June 2016 ( UST-ZRC, 0111A–E, 5 spec.). Washington SyCip Park pond (14.5539° N, 121.0180° E) coll. DRA Dela Cruz, GAA Viernes, JF Wong, ESP Dela Paz and ML Lopez, June 2016 ( UST-ZRC 0112A–D, 4 spec.).

Short description. The head is round with large eye. Sensory papillae are prominent. The proximal part of the postabdominal claw is finely ciliated and with a pincer-like structure that is also called “basaldron”. Sharp denticles are evident in the postero-ventral margin. The morphological characteristics concur with the descriptions and illustrations provided by Petersen and Carlos (1984), Fernando (1992), Goulden (1968), Dumont and Negrea (2002), and Pascual et al. (2014).

Ecological distribution. Moina micrura is present in lakes, rivers, pools, and fish ponds. It is pelagic.