NEW FRESHWATER OSTRACODA FROM SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA

Abstract

The collection of freshwater ostracods from lakes, ponds, streams, and postglacial sediments in Saskatchewan reveals the presence of 61 species, of which six are new to the literature. These are Candona acutula n. sp., Cypriconcha ingens n. sp., Limnocythere posterolimba n.sp., and Limnocythere robusta n. sp. The genus Dolerocypris is reported for the first time from the Americas while six species Candona compressa, Candona rostrata, Cyprinotus elatior, Dolerocypris fasciata, Dolerocypris sinensis, and Potamocypris granulosa are newly recorded for North America.