Macrothrix flabelligera, a newly-recorded Cladocera Macrothricidae in Brazilian freshwaters.
A short characterization of Macrothrix flabelligera Smirnov, 1992 (Cladocera, Macrothricidae) is presented, following a recent record of this species in Brazil. General aspects and morphological details of the body of parthenogenetic and ephippial females, as well as of males, are described and illustrated.
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D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D033361:Cladocera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water; D008297:Male