Too large intercontinental differentiation of Moina micrura (Crustacea: Anomopoda): one less cosmopolitan cladoceran?

Abstract

Existence of cryptic species complex within a cladoceran Moina micrura was demonstrated by mtDNA sequencing and hybridisation experiment.

Keywords

• DNA sequencing
• sibling species
• molecular taxonomy
• hybridisation
• Moina
• cladocera