A new Central European species of the Daphnia curvirostris complex, Daphnia hrbaceki sp. nov. (Cladocera, Anomopoda, Daphniidae)

Abstract

Description of a new Daphnia species discovered in Bohemia and Slovakia with unusual inducible morphology. The paper also includes evidence for using ephippia surface ultrastructure for taxonomic purposes.

Keywords

• taxonomy
• new species
• inducible defences
• ephippia ultrastructure