Abstract
Ilyocryptus sarsi Stingelin, 1913 has a wide distribution in South America, with records from Brazilian states of São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Maranhão, Pará, and Amazonas. The present paper reports, for the first time, the occurrence of I. sarsi in the Brazilian Central Plateau. The specimens were found in a wet campo in a natural protect area Gama-Cabeça-de-Veado in Brasília, Federal District, during the rainy season.
Highlights
At the present time, five species are recognized to occur in Brazilian water bodies: Ilyocryptus cuneatus brasiliensis Kotov and Elmoor-Loureiro, 2008, Ilyocryptus paranaensis paranaensis Paggi, 1989, Ilyocryptus sarsi, Ilyocryptus silvaeducensis paraensis Kotov and ElmoorLoureiro, 2008, and Ilyocryptus spinifer, which is the most frequently reported species
Ilyocryptus sarsi is presumed to occur in the Brazilian Central Plateau, because this region is inside its distribution range (Figure 1)
Despite of the increase of studies on non-planktonic cladocerans in central Brazil (e.g. Elmoor-Loureiro 2007; Sousa and Elmoor-Loureiro 2008), I. sarsi have not been recorded from this region
Summary
At the present time, five species are recognized to occur in Brazilian water bodies: Ilyocryptus cuneatus brasiliensis Kotov and Elmoor-Loureiro, 2008, Ilyocryptus paranaensis paranaensis Paggi, 1989, Ilyocryptus sarsi, Ilyocryptus silvaeducensis paraensis Kotov and ElmoorLoureiro, 2008, and Ilyocryptus spinifer, which is the most frequently reported species. I. sarsi has a wide distribution in Brazil, occurring in the states of São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Maranhão, Pará, and Amazonas (Kotov and Elmoor-Loureiro 2008).
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