Fauna of aquatic invertebrates of the spring ecosystems in the Minsk region

New data on aquatic invertebrates of the spring ecosystems of the Minsk region are presented. 104 lowest defined taxa (LDT) species and forms of representatives of macrozoobenthos and pleistone complexes belonging to 4 phyla of aquatic invertebrates were found: Platyhelminthes – 2, Mollusca – 20, Annelida – 7, Arthropoda – 75 species and forms. 75 taxonomic elements have been identified before the species. The average number of identified aquatic invertebrate species in the studied springs of the Minsk region was 12‒13 species, and the number of 205 specimens. The sources are inhabited by protected species of animals listed in the Red Book of Belarus and the Red Lists of a number of Western European countries. It was concluded that the fauna of aquatic invertebrate animals is rich and represented by a number of species rare in Belarus and Europe.

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