Diversity of the cladocerans (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) in Republic of Tyva, Russian Federation

Nadezhda Kirova; Valeria Kirova; Alexey Kotov

doi:10.15468/ns642b

Diversity of the cladocerans (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) in Republic of Tyva, Russian Federation

Citation

Kirova N, Kirova V, Kotov A (2024). Diversity of the cladocerans (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) in Republic of Tyva, Russian Federation. Version 1.6. A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ns642b accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

The fauna of water fleas (Crustacea: Cladocera) is relatively well investigated in different regions of Palaearctic, but the cladocerans of Republic of Tyva (Russian Federation) are still inadequately studied. Our database represent results of the survey of the cladocerans in this region performed during almost 30 years (1993-2022). Most of the locations are situated in mountains. A total of 903 sites were investigated. This effort yielded the collection of 3698 specimens belonging to 77 species from 35 genera.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The database contains information on samples collected in different permanent water bodies of different depths, as well as in temporary waters of Republic of Tyva. Such water bodies are located at different altitudes and have different salinity levels. Main river basins of Republic of Tyva are sampled. Both planktonic and benthic-phytophylous cladocerans are represented.

Sampling

All samples were collected by plankton nets and/or dip nets from the shore, and from a boat in cases of a large lakes and water reservoirs. For species identification, collected samples were transported to the laboratory at Tuvinian Institute for the Exploration of Natural Resources of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, then particular samples were re-examined at the laboratory of aquatic ecology and biological invasions of A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Ecology RAS.

Quality Control

Identification of the species was carried out mainly using last monographs formed with participation of A.A. Kotov (Kotov et al., 2010; Korovchinsky et al., 2021). Juvenile specimens were identified to the genus level and not included to this database. In course of our studies on the cladocerans of Tyva, several papers were published in international journals (Kotov, 1999; Kirova, 2021; Sinev et al., 2021; Kirova and Oydup, 2022), and several new records for Russia were reported. Scientific names were further validated using the GBIF species matching tool. We cordially thank Artem Y. Sinev and Nikolai M. Korovchinsky for their help in the identification of taxonomically difficult groups of the Cladocera.

Method steps

The data has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 3698 records belonging to 77 species from 903 locations.

Taxonomic Coverages

Sididae
rank: family
Leptodoridae
rank: family
Arthropoda
rank: phylum
Polyphemidae
rank: family
Diplostraca
rank: order
Eurycercidae
rank: family
Holopedidae
rank: family
Bosminidae
rank: family
Macrothricidae
rank: family
Daphniidae
rank: family
Branchiopoda
rank: class
Ilyocryptidae
rank: family
Cercopagididae
rank: family
Moinidae
rank: family
Animalia
rank: kingdom
Chydoridae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Republic of Tyva, Russian Federation

Bibliographic Citations

Kirova N.A., 2021. Specific Features of the Species Composition of Zooplankton in Mineralized Waterbodies of Specially Protected Natural Territories in the Ulug-Khem Depression (Republic of Tuva). Biology Bulletin, 48, 1879–1890. -
Kirova N.A., Oydup C.K., 2022. Zooplankton of the Brackish Lakes in Turan-Uyuk Basin (Republic of Tyva). Journal of Siberian Federal University. Biology, 15(1), 31-47. -
Korovchinsky N.M., Kotov A.A., Sinev A.Y., Neretina A.N., Garibian P.G., 2021. Water fleas (Crustacea: Cladocera) of North Eurasia. Vol. 2. Moscow: KMK Press. 544 pp. ISBN: 978-5-907372-50-4. -
Kotov A.A., 1999. Redescription of Macrothrix tripectinata Weisig, 1934 (Anomopoda, Branchiopoda), with a discussion of some features rarely used in the systematics of the genus. Hydrobiologia, 403, 63-80. -
Kotov A.A., Sinev A.Y., Glagolev S.M., Smirnov N.N., 2010. Water fleas (Cladocera). In: Alexeev V.R., Tsalolokhin S.Y. (eds.), Key book for zooplankton and zoobenthos of fresh waters of European Russia. KMK, Moscow. P. 151-276. -
Kotov A.A., Sinev A.Y., Glagolev S.M., Smirnov N.N., 2010. Water fleas (Cladocera). In: Alexeev V.R., Tsalolokhin S.Y. (eds.), Key book for zooplankton and zoobenthos of fresh waters of European Russia. KMK, Moscow. P. 151-276. -
Sinev A.Y., Garibian P.G., Kirova N., Neplyukhina A.A., 2021. New data on morphology and distribution of Alona werestschagini Sinev, 1999 — the only Arcto-Alpine species of Chydoridae (Cladocera: Anomopoda) known to date. Zootaxa, 5071(2), 242-252. -

Contacts

Nadezhda Kirova
originator
position: Senior Researcher
Tuvinian Institute for the Exploration of Natural Resources of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Kyzyl
RU
email: chink@list.ru
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1080-4179

Valeria Kirova
originator
position: Junior Researcher
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow
RU
email: kirova_vo@mail.ru
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5333-8425

Alexey Kotov
originator
position: Principal Researcher
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow
RU
email: alexey-a-kotov@yandex.ru
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8863-6438

Nadezhda Kirova
administrative point of contact
position: Senior Researcher
Tuvinian Institute for the Exploration of Natural Resources of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Kyzyl
RU
email: chink@list.ru
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1080-4179