Hu. Dahms et Ch. Fernando, REDESCRIPTION OF MESOCYCLOPS-LEUCKARTI (COPEPODA, CYCLOPOIDA), INCLUDING A STUDY OF ITS NAUPLIAR DEVELOPMENT, Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie, 78(4), 1993, pp. 589-609
The female and male of Mesocyclops leuckarti (CLAUS, 1857) from a Euro
pean population are redescribed in detail. New diagnostic characters a
re described which have passed unnoticed so far. All six naupliar stag
es of this species are studied as well. Characters of the adult and na
upliar external morphology are discussed with respect to previous stud
ies.