First record of Parastenocarididae (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from subterranean waters of Ethiopia and the description of three new species


Cottarelli V.1 & M.C. Bruno 1
Journal of African Zoology, 109 (5/6): 467-479 (1995)


Three new species of Parastenocarididae, a new family for the Ethiopian fauna, are described and discussed. Parastenocaris aethiopica n.sp. was collected in the interstitial waters of Lake Langanno, in the Rift Valley; Parastenocaris quollensis n.sp. and Parastenocaris impervia n.sp., in the hyporheic waters of River Baro, near Gambela Town.


1. Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali - Università della Tuscia - 01100 Viterbo
e-mail: Cottarel@unitus.it

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