Checklist de cladocera (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

Abstract

The publications of the study of the community Cladocera (Branchiopoda) from state of Mato Grosso do Sul have been analyzed to prepare a list occurrence of species in different aquatic environments from this state. We observed the occurrence of 101 species belonging to seven families (Sididae, Bosminidae, Daphiniidae, Moinidae, Ilyocryptidae, Macrothricidae and Chydoridae). Chydoridae was dominant in the community of 53 species recorded, representing 52.47% of the community. Among Chydoridae, Aloninae is most numerous, with 32 species richness, while Chydorinae is represented by 21 species. According to the survey of the occurrence of species of Macrothricidae, Ilyocryptidae Chydoridae and can be considered that the community Cladocera of Mato Grosso do Sul is composed mostly by non-planktonic organisms. Daphniidae, Moinidae, Bosminidae and Sididae together represent 33.67% of the community. To calculate the richness was necessary to consider the taxonomic updates occurring after the publications considered in this study, with both species list with the original nomenclature of publications considered in the checklist as a species list updated.