Anthalona harti harti Van Damme, Sinev et Dumont, 2011

16. Anthalona harti harti Van Damme, Sinev et Dumont, 2011

Localities and specimens found: 17 – 1♀; 32 – 16♀, 1♀ ov, 5♀ em, 9j; 33 – 4♀, 1j; 35 – 3♀; 50 – 1♀, 1♀ em, 2j; 51 – 2♀.

Distribution and ecology. Anthalona harti is distributed in the tropics and subtropics of the Eastern Hemisphere (South Europe, Africa and also Middle, Southwest, South and Southeast Asia). In Asia, this crustacean is represented by the subspecies A. harti harti (Van Damme et al. 2011; Sinev & Kotov 2012; Korovchinsky 2013; Korovchinsky et al. 2021b; Dadykin et al. 2024b). In the Oriental region, it is the most common member of the genus, which in many earlier sources was attributed to Alona verrucosa Sars, 1901 , Biapertura verrucosa ( Sars, 1901) or Biapertura pseudoverrucosa ( Sars, 1901) , the synonyms of modern Anthalona verrucosa ( Sars, 1901) , now recognized as an inhabitant only of the Neotropics ( Fernando 1974; Idris & Fernando 1981; Idris 1983; Michael & Sharma 1988; Rane 2002, 2005, 2011; Maiphae et al. 2005, 2008; Van Damme et al. 2011; Sinev & Kotov 2012; Chatterjee et al. 2013; Korovchinsky 2013; Kotov et al. 2013b; Ji et al. 2015; Padhye & Dumont 2015; Sinev & Yusoff 2015, 2018; Sinev et al. 2015, 2020; Sinev 2016; Sharma & Sharma 2017; Gogoi et al. 2018; Tiang-nga et al. 2020; Choedchim & Maiphae 2023). From Vietnam, this chidorid is known as Biapertura pseudoverrucosa verrucosa ( Sars, 1901) ( Dang et al. 1980; Dang & Ho 2001) and by its present name ( Korovchinsky 2013; Sinev & Korovchinsky 2013; Gusakov et al. 2014; Zhdanova 2014; Sinev & Semenyuk 2021).

Anthalona harti harti inhabits various permanent and temporary water bodies, usually rich in aquatic vegetation: lakes, reservoirs, ponds, paddy fields, pools, swamps, floodplains, etc. In large bodies of water, it is associated with the littoral zone. The species can be found at the bottom, in plankton, among thickets ( Idris 1983; Van Damme et al. 2011; Sinev & Korovchinsky 2013; Zhdanova 2014; Padhye & Dumont 2015; Sinev & Yusoff 2015; Sinev et al. 2015; Sinev 2016; Korovchinsky et al. 2021b; Choedchim & Maiphae 2023). In our material, it was found only in natural lakes, in the open littoral and in the rhizosphere of floating plants (see Appendix 1).