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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Arthropoda (phylum) » Branchiopoda (class) » Diplostraca (order) » Chydoridae (family)
CAAB Code: | 27 023019 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Chydorus sphaericus (O.F. Müller, 1785) |
Rank: | Species |
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Taxon Notes: | This species is native to northern Europe, and populations in Australian inland waters are most likely the result of accidental introductions, probably as the result of mass introductions of European fish species prior to 1940. See Sharma & Kotov, 2015. | ||||
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Record source: | Smirnov, N.N., Timms, B.V., 1983. A revision of the Australian Cladocera (Crustacea)., Records of the Australian Museum Supplement, Vol. 1: 1-132. |
Scientific Name verified against: | Sharma, P., Kotov, A.A., 2015. Establishment of Chydorus sphaericus (O.F. Müller, 1785) (Crustacea: Cladocera) in Australia: consequences of mass fish stocking from northern Europe?, Journal of Limnology, Vol. 74(2): 225-233. . 10.4081/jlimnol.2014.1037 doi:10.4081/jlimnol.2014.1037 |