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On a new species of Keratella (Rotifera: Monogononta: Brachionidae)

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Rotifera VIII: A Comparative Approach

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 134))

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A new species of planktonic rotifer, Keratella trapezoida n. sp. is described from the Yangtze River, P.R. China. The new morphospecies is characterized by its four enclosed dorsal median facets, nearly trapezoid shape of the first median facet on dorsal plate, and the caudal median facet with parallel margins and being open posteriorly.

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  1. Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P.R. China

    Yan Zhuge & Xiangfei Huang

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E. Wurdak R. Wallace H. Segers

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Zhuge, Y., Huang, X. (1998). On a new species of Keratella (Rotifera: Monogononta: Brachionidae). In: Wurdak, E., Wallace, R., Segers, H. (eds) Rotifera VIII: A Comparative Approach. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 134. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4782-8_6

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