A Far East Cyclopoid, Thermocyclops taihokuensis (Harada, 1931) in Central Asia

Authors: Iskandar MIRABDULLAYEV, Ludmila SHARAPOVA, Gulistan TUREMURATOVA

Abstract: Thermocyclops taihokuensis (Harada, 1931), previously recorded only in eastern Asia; was also found in the waterbodies of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. A short description of the female, and data on variability and distribution in Central Asia are given.

Keywords: Zoogeography, Copepoda, Thermocyclops, new records