Br anchiopoda and Copepoda (Crustacea) in Mongolian Saline Lakes
Thi s paper presents a very complete inventory of the branchiopods and copepods that inhabit the salt lakes (salinity >3‰) of Mongolia. The inventory was based on samples collected from 108 salt lakes over the course of seven limnological expeditions in most of the Mongolian territory betwee...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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National University of Mongolia
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://mjbs.num.edu.mn/uploads/files/MJBS%20Volume%208%20Number%201%20June%202010/pdf/mjbs008-01-02.pdf |
| Summary: | Thi
s paper presents a very complete inventory of the branchiopods and copepods that inhabit the salt
lakes (salinity >3‰) of Mongolia. The inventory was based on samples collected from 108 salt lakes over
the course of seven limnological expeditions in most of the Mongolian territory between 2005 and 2009.
The salinity of the lakes ranged from 3.4 to 76‰ S. A total of 43 taxa were identifi ed: 7 Anostraca, 1
Spinicaudata, 1 Notostraca, 1 Leptodoridae, 1 Ctenopoda, 15 Anomopoda and 17 Copepoda. Thirteen
taxa are limited to the Asiatic portion and the rest are known throughout the Palearctic region. One taxon,
Phallocryptus
sp. has not yet been described in scientifi c literature. The taxonomic position of
Artemia
sp.
in Mongolia has still not been clarifi ed. All of the species are eurysaline and, except for
Artemia
sp. and
Cletocamptus retrogressus
, which are the most halophile, they can live in waters with less than 10‰ S.
Thirty-three species appear only in mesosaline waters (3–20‰ S), fi ve do not exceed the mesosaline level
(50‰ S) and fi ve can live in hypersaline waters (>50‰ S). |
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| ISSN: | 1684-3908 2225-4994 |