Abstract
Alona stochi n.sp., a third blind cave-dwelling cladoceran from the Dinaric region, was found on several occasions in a small cave 30 km south-east of Ljubljana (Slovenia). It is related to Alona hercegovinae Brancelj, 1990 and A. sketi Brancelj, 1992. Several characters suggest that it belongs to a primitive group within the genus Alona.
A. stochi was found in a’ semi-cave’ environment, accompanied by a cave-associated fauna (Amphibia: Proteus anguinus, Decapoda: cf. Troglocaris schmidti, Copepoda: Troglodiaptomus sketi, Diacyclops tantalus, D. charon, Elaphoidella stammeri).
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Brancelj, A. (1997). Alona stochi n.sp. — the third cave-dwelling cladoceran (Crustacea: Cladocera) from the Dinaric region. In: Brancelj, A., De Meester, L., Spaak, P. (eds) Cladocera: the Biology of Model Organisms. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 126. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4964-8_5
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