Taxonomy of the spring dwelling amphipod Synurella ambulans (Crustacea: Crangonyctidae) in West Russia: with notes on its distribution and ecology | Zendy

Dmitry Sídorov | Zendy; Dmitry M. Palatov | Zendy

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Taxonomy of the spring dwelling amphipod Synurella ambulans (Crustacea: Crangonyctidae) in West Russia: with notes on its distribution and ecology

Author(s) -

Dmitry Sídorov,

Dmitry M. Palatov

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

european journal of taxonomy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596

H-Index - 15

ISSN - 2118-9773

DOI - 10.5852/ejt.2012.23

Subject(s) - taxonomy (biology) , ecology , habitat , amphipoda , crustacean , biology , zoology , geography

This study deals with taxonomic problems of the semi-subterranean crangonyctid amphipod Synurella ambulans (F. Müller, 1846), well-known from various freshwater habitats in Europe. The taxonomy of the species S. ambulans and the generic diagnosis for the genus Synurella are revised. A new synonymy is proposed: Synurella ambulans (F. Müller, 1846) = Synurella ambulans meschtscherica Borutzky, 1929, syn. nov. The affinity with the related groups, distribution and ecology of the species are examined.