title: A checklist for the zooplankton of the Middle Xingu - an Amazon River system.
abstract: A zooplankton checklist is presented for the Middle Xingu River, based on surveys conducted at four sites in the main channel and two fluvial lakes. A total of 175 taxa are listed, including 141 rotifers, 20 cladocerans, and five copepods. Rapids presented the greatest species richness, with up to 124 taxa, while Ilha Grande lake had 70 taxa, the lowest number. Non-planktonic benthic larvae were recorded frequently in the samples.
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Estado de Educação, Governo do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil.
authors.forename: S A C
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.affiliation: Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba, Cabedelo, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ecologia Aquática e Aqüicultura Tropical, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Belém, PA, Brazil.
authors.forename: N F A C
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.affiliation: Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba, Cabedelo, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Estupiñan
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D001938:Brazil; D017753:Ecosystem; D060106:Lakes; D045483:Rivers; D015048:Zooplankton / Q000145:classification*