A KEY FOR IDENTIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FRESHWATER CYCLOPOIDA (COPEPODA, CRUSTACEA) OF EGYPT | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries | ||||
Article 13, Volume 3, Issue 4, June 1999, Page 243-268 | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.1999.3451 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mohammad Hussein; Ahmad Obuid-Allah; Azhar Mohammad | ||||
Zoology Dept., Faculty of sciences Assuit Univ. Assuit. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The present paper includes a proposed key, with diagnostic features and drawings, to identify the freshwater cyclopoids of Egypt. These are minute planktonic crustaceans that play an important role in the food web of freshwater ecosystem. Eleven species belonging to 10 genera were taxonomically described with their geographical distribution. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Diagnostic Key; freshwater Cyclopoida; copepoda; Crustacea; Distribution; Egypt | ||||
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