Korovchinsky Nikolai M, Petkovski Trajan K
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 33, 119071 Moscow, Russian Federation.; Email:
Briselska 12, Taftalidze 2, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.; Email:
Zootaxa. 2014 Apr 1;3784:539-49. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3784.5.3.
Diaphanosoma macedonicum sp. nov. is described from material collected from the ancient Lakes Dojran and Prespa, located in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula. It can be regarded as a member of the "D. mongolianum" species group. It is characterized by specific, but not readily visible features, such as the absence of a thorn near the posterior valve margins, as well as setules between setae of the ventral valve inflection, and the presence of more chitinized integument. The discovery of this new species previously identified as "Diaphanosoma brachyurum (Liévin)" highlights the necessity of more detailed investigations of the zooplankton of Balkan lakes potentially populated by greater numbers of endemic cladoceran species. A short overview of the ancient lakes in the Central Balkans is provided.
马其顿透明溞新种（Diaphanosoma macedonicum sp. nov.）是根据从位于巴尔干半岛中部的多伊兰湖和普雷斯帕湖这两个古老湖泊采集的样本描述的。它可被视为“蒙古透明溞（D. mongolianum）”物种组的一员。其特征在于一些特定但不太容易观察到的特征，例如后瓣膜边缘附近没有刺，腹瓣膜弯曲处刚毛之间没有小刺，以及表皮几丁质化程度更高。此前被鉴定为“短尾透明溞（Diaphanosoma brachyurum (Liévin)）”的这个新物种的发现凸显了更详细调查巴尔干湖泊浮游动物的必要性，这些湖泊可能有更多的地方性枝角类物种。本文还提供了巴尔干半岛中部古老湖泊的简要概述。
