Abstract
In the Philippines, the taxonomy of freshwater zooplankton fauna from ground waters remain poorly understood, yet knowledge on this group is important to know patterns in groundwater biodiversity to develop sound conservation policies. In this study, zooplankton were studied by collecting samples from selected groundwater-dependent ecosystems in Bulacan Province. Results indicate the presence of 13 species belonging to 10 families from Rotifera, Cladocera, and Copepoda. Large portion of the samples included the copepods Mesocyclops and Thermocyclops spp together with cladocerans Ceriodaphnia cornuta and Moinodaphnia macleayi. Observation of these taxa in groundwater-dependent ecosystems suggests high surface and sub-surface hydrological connectivity in the Province. Lastly, new locality record of Elaphoidella bidens in the Philippines was establishes.
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