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ALVAREZ-SILVA, Carlos; GOMEZ-AGUIRRE, Samuel  e  MIRANDA ARCE, Ma. Guadalupe. First record of Thermocyclops inversus (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) in Centla Swamps, Tabasco Mexico. Hidrobiológica [online]. 2002, vol.12, n.2, pp.170-171. ISSN 0188-8897.

The copepod Thermocyclops inversus Kiefer, 1936 is recorded for the first time in the "Pantanos de Centla" Biosphere Reserve, Tabasco, Mexico. Currently only the calanoid Arctodiaptomus dorsalis and T. inversus have been recorded in this area. This species has been known to occur in a wide variety of freshwater habitats in México, like sinkholes, caves, grottos and lakes.

Palavras-chave : Thermocyclops inversus; Copepoda; Centla Swamps; Tabasco; Mexico.