Abstract Available DNA barcodes of freshwater zooplankton are scarce in regions like the Iberian Peninsula, which harbours many rare and endemic species is considered a hotspot crustacean biodiversity. Recently, new Ceriodaphnia (Cladocera: Daphniidae) was described using morphological analysis specimens Mediterranean region molecular data on single locality southern Spain. In our study, we det...

Abstract Information about the ecotoxicological impacts of surface waters that receive discharges from legacy mines is valuable to infer ecological on natural environment for managing mine discharges. In this study, we investigated behavioural and reproductive responses two cladoceran species Ceriodaphnia dubia Daphnia magna water samples collected metal-contaminated reference rivers near in Ja...