Abstract
Seventy six species of Cladocera are recorded in the present study, of which, 31 are new to the
Peruvian fauna. Five species, Alonella nana, Ephemeroporus acanthodes, Alona cf. karelica, Indialona
ganapati, and Daphniopsis sp., has never been recorded before in South America. The distribution of
the various species in the different water bodies of Peru is given.
