A re-evaluation of the Macrothrix rosea-triserialis group, with the description of two new species (Crustacea Anomopoda: Macrothricidae)

Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of Cat Tien National Park, South Vietnam

“…str., described from Sri Lanka, is doubted (Dumont et al, 2002). Morphology of studied specimens fully agrees with that of populations from terra typica (Dumont et al, 2002). Recorded both in North and South Vietnam (Thanh et al, 1980;Thanh and Mien, 1979).…”

“…Species presumed to be pantropical (Smirnov, 1992), but identity of Neotropical and African populations with M. triserialis s. str., described from Sri Lanka, is doubted (Dumont et al, 2002). Morphology of studied specimens fully agrees with that of populations from terra typica (Dumont et al, 2002).…”

“…Abundant littoral species both in spring and autumn. For a description see Smirnov (1992) and Dumont et al (2002). Species presumed to be pantropical (Smirnov, 1992), but identity of Neotropical and African populations with M. triserialis s.…”

Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of Vientiane province and municipality, Laos

“…We found four species, very characteristic for SE Asia. Macrothrix odiosa and M. triserialis are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia, including SE Asia (Dumont et al, 2002;Kotov et al, 2005). While M. odiosa reaches Central Asia and even Armenia in the north, its penetration to the north is not so extensive in East Asia.…”

The taxonomic research of Jules Richard on Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) and his collection at the National Museum of Natural History, USA

“…A junior synonym of M. triserialis according to Smirnov (1992). However, Dumont et al (2002) and believe that specimens reported as "M. triserialis" constitute a large assemblage of sibling species. The status of different African populations of M. cf.…”