Collado, C., C.H. Fernando & D. Sephton. (1984). The freshwater zooplankton of Central America and the Caribbean. In: Dumont, H.J. & J.G. Tundisi (eds.). Tropical Zooplankton. Hydrobiologia, The Hague 113:105-119, figs. 1-2, tabs. 1-6. (29-vi-1984)

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Collado, C., C.H. Fernando & D. Sephton

1984

113:105-119, figs. 1-2, tabs. 1-6. (29-vi-1984)

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So far mainly sporadic studies have been made on the freshwater zooplankton of this region. We studied material from Costa Rica, Cuba, Bahamas, El Salvador, Haiti and Trinidad and listed unpublished species data from Jamaica. In all 183 species of R otifera; 104 of Cladocera; 64 Calanoida and Cyclopoida and a few Ostracoda are known from the region which includes Central America, the Caribbean Islands from the Bahamas to Trinidad and the islands off South America and Central America. Records from individual countries are generally low except for Cuban Cladocera and Copepoda. The total number of Copepoda and Cladocera recorded for the whole regions appears to be reasonably comprehensive. Daphnia is rare or absent from the equatorial regions and it is likely that the low species diversity may be due partly to the lack of a range of habitat types.

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