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This paper gives an overview of the free-living freshwater copepod fauna (Calanoida, Cyclopoida, and Harpacticoida) of Latvia. The overview will focus on the composition of the species of free-living Copepoda in Latvian fresh waters from the beginning of the 20(th) century to the present, and will summarize both the known literature and new, unpublished data. Some of this information has not been previously published outside of Latvia and/or the former Soviet Union. A comprehensive list of the known Copepoda species in Latvia is presented here, complete with a review of some significant historical facts regarding Copepoda research in Latvia, a discussion of synonyms and some erroneously used taxon names, and information regarding the species' geographical distribution and the similarity of the species composition to that of other European ecoregions. A total of 62 freshwater species and subspecies are reported. Further detailed taxonomic studies will improve our knowledge of the free-living Copepoda species composition in Latvian fresh waters.
- 出版日期2011-3
