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Alona setulosa
Alona setulosa
Alona setulosa Alona setulosa
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Branchiopoda
Suborder Cladocera
Family Chydoridae
 
 
Distinguishing Characteristics
  • Postabdominal claw with one basal spine; basal spine about 1/4 length of postabdominal claw
  • Anal groove of postabdomen edged by groups of spinules
  • Six to eight marginal denticles
  • Distalmost setae of the lateral fascicles are the longest and stoutest in the group
  • Labrum ovoid in shape
  • Three major head pores with the channel between the pores broken in several places
  • Shell color transparent to weak yellow
Ecology
Additional Pictures
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References

(1) MEGARD, R.O. 1967. Three new species of Alona (Cladocera, Chydoridae) from the United States. Int. Revue. ges. Hydrobiol. 52: 37-50.

(2) SINEV, A.Y. 2009. Notes on morphology and taxonomic status of some North American species of the genus Alona Baird, 1843 (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae). Fundam. Appl. Limnol., Arch. Hydrobiol. 175: 59-77.