Macrothrix triserialis Brady, 1886

CHATTERJEE, TAPAS, KOTOV, ALEXEY A., DAMME, KAY VAN, CHANDRASEKHAR, S. V. A. & PADHYE, SAMEER, 2013, An annotated checklist of the Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) from India, Zootaxa 3667 (1), pp. 1-89 : 33-34

(66) Macrothrix triserialis Brady, 1886

Indian records. Andaman & Nicobar Islands — Venkataraman (1991b); Assam —Sharma B.K. & Sharma S. (2008a,b); Bihar — Gurney (1907), Sharma B.K. & Sharma S. (2001); Goa— Rane (2008); Jharkhand —Michael & Sharma B.K. (1988), Venkataraman & Nandi (1997); Karnataka —Patil & Gouder (1998); Kerala —Michael & Sharma B.K. (1988), Subhash Babu & Nayar (2004), Subhash Babu & Thomas (2007); Maharshtra— Rane (2002, 2004, 2005b, 2006); Manipur —Sharma B.K. & Sharma S. (2009a); Meghalaya — Biswas (1980), Hatter et al. (2004), Sharma S (2010b), Sharma B.K. & Sharma S. (2011); Rajasthan —Michael & Sharma B.K. (1988), Biswas (1971); Tamil Nadu — Venkataraman (1999b), Raghunathan & Revathi (1999c), Rane (2005b, 2009); Tripura — Venkataraman (1995b); West Bengal —Michael & Sharma B.K. (1988), Gurney (1907), Sharma B.K. (1978), Venkataraman (1993b), Venkataraman & Nandi (1997), Venkataraman & Das (2001), Khan (2003); General record— Fernando & Kanduru (1984); Murugan et al. (1998); Raghunathan & Suresh Kumar (2003).

Remarks. Valid species ( Smirnov 1992; Dumont et al. 2002) described from Sri Lanka ( Brady 1886). Raghunathan & Suresh Kumar (2003) represented both Macrothrix triserialis (Brady) and Echnisca triserialis ( Brady, 1886) as separate species in their checklist which is an obvious error.

Distribution. " Macrothrix triserialis -like animals occur in the tropical-subtropical belts of four continents" ( Dumont et al. 2002). In India, M. triserialis s.str. may occur.