Mycoparasite Infection of Daphnia cucullata Sars, 1862 (Crustacea, Cladocera, Daphniidae) in Lake Pleshcheyevo (Yaroslavl Region, Russia)
The distribution of the mycoparasite Aphanomyces patersonii and the level of infestation of cladocerans Daphnia cucullata in Lake Pleshcheyevo in summer 2020 are described. The high prevalence of mycoparasites (42%) is characteristic of the epilimnion in the lake deep part with a high abundance of D. cucullata.