Daphniidae Straus, 1820

Smirnov, N. N., 2008, Check-List of the South-African Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda), Zootaxa 1788 (1), pp. 47-56 : 50-51

Daphniidae Straus, 1820

Extraeuropean species of the genus Ceriodaphnia urgently need revision.

(70) Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1894 . Reported by Sars (1916); Rayner et al. (1995); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: Eurasia, North and South America, Africa.

(71) Ceriodaphnia cf. laticaudata P. Mueller, 1867 . Noted by Sars (1916); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: Eurasia, North America, Africa.

(72) * Ceriodaphnia cf. megops Sars, 1862 . General distribution: Holarctic. P.

(73) Ceriodaphnia producta Sars, 1916 , Noted in Sars (1916); Seaman et al. (1999). E.

(74) Ceriodaphnia quadrangula (Mueller, 1785) . Reported by Sars (1916); Brehm (1958); Harding (1961); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: Eurasia, North America. FO 4%.

(75) Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Jurine, 1820) . Reported by Brady (1906, 1913 – C. natalis – syn. n.); Harding (1961); Hart (1993, 1996 —long-term fluctuations of abundance); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution supposed to be on all continents except Australia.

Ceriodaphnia reticulata var. minor Sars, 1916 (in Sars 1916). FO 7%.

(76) Ceriodaphnia rigaudi Richard, 1894 , s. l. Mentioned by numerous authors: Sars (1895, 1916); Johnson (1953); Harding (1961); Noble and Schaefer (1967); Clarke and Rayner (1999); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: worldwide in warmer latitudes. FO 7%.

(77) Daphnia atkinsoni Baird, 1859 . Noted by Brehm (1958); Noble and Schaefer (1967). Presence in Africa not confirmed by Benzie (2005). General distribution: Palearctic.

(78) Daphnia barbata Weltner, 1898 . Abundant in a few of our samples. Noted by numerous authors: Harding (1961); Noble and Schaefer (1967); Hart (1985, 1986b —long-term fluctuations of abundance; 1992b); Rayner et al. (1995); Hamer and Rayner (1996); Clarke and Rayner (1999); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: Africa. FO 1.3%.

(79) Daphnia carinata King, 1853 . In Seaman et al. (1999). Daphnia carinata f. gibba . In Brehm (1958). Noted as Daphnia gibba Methuen, 1910 in Noble and Schaefer (1967); Hart (1985, 1985 b—long-term fluctuations of abundance, 1991b); Hamer and Rayner (1996). General distribution: Australia, New Zealand, Southern Asia, Africa.

(80) * Daphnia curvirostris Eylmann, 1887 . General distribution: Palearctic and Ethiopian. FO 1%.

(81) Daphnia dolichocephala Sars, 1895 . Reported by Sars (1895, 1916); Harding (1957, 1961); Noble (1967b), Noble and Schaefer (1967); Seaman et al. (1999); As Daphnia coronata Sars, 1916 reported by Sars (1916); Hamer and Rayner (1996) Seaman et al. (1999); as Daphnia hodgsoni Sars, 1916 in Sars (1916). General distribution: Africa. FO 12%.

(82) * Daphnia galeata Sars, 1864 . General distribution: Palearctic. Presence in Africa not confirmed by Benzie (2005). FO 0.3%.

(83) Daphnia laevis Birge, 1878 . Reported in Noble and Schaefer (1967); Hart (1992b, 1996 —long-term fluctuations of abundance); Rauner et al. (1995); Hamer and Rayner (1996); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: North America, South America, Africa. FO 1%.

(84) Daphnia longispina Mueller, 1785 . Noted by Harding (1961); Noble and Schaefer (1967); Hart (1985, 1986a, 1996 —long-term fluctuations of abundance); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution; Eurasia.

(85) Daphnia lumholtzi Sars, 1885 . Noted also by Noble and Schaefer (1967); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: Asia, Australia, Africa. FO 0.3%.

(86) Daphnia cf. magna Straus, 1820 . Mentioned by Sars (1916); Harding (1961); Noble and Schaefer (1967); Hart (from 1985 to 2001); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: Holarctic and Africa. P FO 0.3%.

(87) Daphnia obtusa Kurz, 1874 . In Sars (1895, 1916 as D. propinqua ), Sars (1916 as D. tenuispina ), Harding (1961); Noble and Schaefer (1967); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: Palearctic and Africa.

(88) Daphnia pulex -group. As Daphnia pulex Leydig, 1860 it is mentioned by Harding (1961); Noble and Schaefer (1967); Hart (1992b, 1996 —long-term fluctuations of abundance, 1999); Rayner et al. (1995); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: Eurasia + New World. P FO 0.3%.

(89) Daphnia similis Claus, 1876 . In Sars (1895, 1916 —as D. thomsoni ); Harding (1961); Noble and Schaefer (1967, with D. thomsoni Sars as a synonym); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: Holarctic.

(90) Megafenestra aurita (Fischer, 1849) . Mentioned by Harding (1961, as Scapholeberis ); Noble and Schaefer (1967, as Scapholeberis ); Dumon and Pensaert (1983); Seaman et al. (1999). P FO 1%.

(91) Scapholeberis kingi Sars, 1903 (det H. Dumont). Mentioned by Sars (1916); Harding (1961); Noble and Schaefer (1967); Dumon and Pensaert (1983); Seaman et al. (1999). FO 4.5%.

(92) Simocephalus brehmi Gauthier, 1939 (syn. S. acutifrons Johnson, 1953 ). In Johnson (1953). General distribution: Africa.

(93) Simocephalus capensis Sars, 1895 .

(94) Simocephalus exspinosus (DeGeer, 1778) (syn. S. australiensis Dana ). In Sars (1895, 1916); Brehm (1958); Harding (1961); Clarke and Rayner (1999); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: cosmopolitan. FO 0.3%.

(95) Simocephalus heilongjiangensis Shi et Shi, 1994 . General distribution: Afro-Asian, Australia. FO 4%.

(96) Simocephalus serrulatus (Koch, 1841) (syn. S. capensis Sars, 1895 ). In Sars (1895; 1916); Harding (1961); Clarke and Rayner (1999); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: cosmopolitan. FO 6%.

(97) Simocephalus vetuloides (Sars, 1898) . In Sars (1916). General distribution: Asia, South Africa. FO 0.3%.

(98) Simocephalus vetulus (Mueller, 1776) . Common in our material. In Brehm (1958, as S. vetula ); Harding (1961); Seaman et al. (1999). General distribution: Europe, Africa. FO 12%.