Research Article
List of Zooplankton Taxa in the Caspian Sea Waters of Iran
Table 4
Seasonal list of zooplankton taxa in the Caspian Sea waters of Iran during 1996–2010.
| Group | Zooplankton taxa | Season | Winter | Spring | Summer | Autumn |
| Arachnida | Arachnida larvae | + | − | − | + | Bivalvia | Bivalvia larvae | + | + | + | + | Ciliata | Codonella sp. | + | − | − | − | Ciliata | Codonella relicta | + | − | − | − | Ciliata | Tintinnopsis sp. | + | − | − | − | Ciliata | Tintinnopsis karajacensis | + | − | − | + | Ciliata | Tintinnopsis tubulosa | + | − | + | + | Cirripedia | Balanus sp. cypris | + | + | + | + | Cirripedia | Balanus sp. nauplii | + | + | + | + | Cladocera | Cercopagis pengoi | − | − | − | + | Cladocera | Cercopagis prolongata | − | − | − | + | Cladocera | Chydorus sp. | + | − | − | − | Cladocera | Evaden anonyx | − | + | − | + | Cladocera | Moina sp. | − | − | − | + | Cladocera | Pleroxus trigonellus | − | − | − | + | Cladocera | Podonevadne sp. | − | + | − | − | Cladocera | Podonevaden angusta | + | − | − | + | Cladocera | Podonevaden camptonyx | − | + | − | − | Cladocera | Podonevaden trigona | + | + | + | + | Cladocera | Podon intermedius | + | − | − | − | Cladocera | Pleopis polyphemoides | + | + | − | + | Cladocera | Polyphemus exiguus | + | + | + | + | Copepoda | Acartia tonsa nauplii | + | + | + | + | Copepoda | Acartia tonsa | + | + | + | + | Copepoda | Calanipeda aquae dulcis nauplii | + | + | + | + | Copepoda | Calanipeda aquae dulcis | + | + | + | + | Copepoda | Cyclops nauplii | + | − | − | + | Copepoda | Cyclops sp. | + | − | − | + | Copepoda | Eurytemora grimmi nauplii | + | + | + | + | Copepoda | Eurytemora grimmi | + | + | + | + | Copepoda | Halicyclops sarsi | + | + | + | + | Copepoda | Ectinosoma concinnum | + | + | + | + | Copepoda | Limnocalanus grimaldii grimaldii nauplii | + | + | + | + | Copepoda | Limnocalanus grimaldii grimaldii | + | + | + | + | Ctenophora | Mnemiopsis leidyi | + | + | + | + | Crustacea | Rhithropanopeus harrisii | + | − | − | + | Cumacea | Pseudocuma sp. | − | − | − | + | Foraminifera | Foraminifera larvae | − | + | + | − | Nematoda | Nematoda larvae | + | + | − | + | Ostracoda | Ostracoda larvae | + | − | − | − | Pisces | Pisces larvae | + | − | + | − | Pisces | Pisces ovae | + | + | − | − | Polychaeta | Hypania sp. | − | − | + | + | Polychaeta | Hediste diversicolor | + | + | + | + | Porifera | Asteromeyenia sp. | − | + | − | + | Rotifera | Brachionus sp. | + | + | − | + | Rotifera | Brachionus angularis | + | + | − | + | Rotifera | Brachionus calyciflorus | + | + | − | + | Rotifera | Brachionus plicatilis | + | + | − | + | Rotifera | Filinia sp. | + | − | − | − | Rotifera | Keratella cochlearis | + | − | − | − | Rotifera | Lecane sp. | + | − | − | − | Rotifera | Notholca acuminata | + | − | − | − | Rotifera | Philodina sp. | − | + | − | − | Rotifera | Polyarthera dolichoptera | − | + | − | − | Rotifera | Synchaeta sp. | + | + | − | − | Rotifera | Synchaeta stylata | + | + | − | + | Rotifera | Synchaeta vorax | + | + | − | + | Rotifera | Testudinella patina | − | − | − | + | Rotifera | Trichocerca sp. | + | + | − | − | Rotifera | Trichocerca capica | + | − | − | − |
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Bold font: freshwater taxa indicated the influence by river inflow.
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