Re-description of Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) from lakes in the Khumbu Region, Nepalese Himalayas, with the erection of a new species, Daphnia himalaya, and a note on an intersex individual
We present here a detailed description of Ctenodaphnia-type Daphnia specimens collected from lakes in the Nepalese Himalayas between 1994 and 2004, including mature females and adult males.The specimens examined share certain diagnostic traits with Daphnia tibetana (Sars 1903), and others with Daphnia Christmas decoration fusca (Gurney 1906).A re-a