Freshwater harpacticoids (Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida) in Norway – a comprehensive contribution from G.O. Sars, and a provisional checklist

Since the pioneering works of the Norwegian biologist G.O. Sars, little attention has been given to the freshwater harpacticoids in Norway. The prime purpose of this paper is to present the state of current knowledge about the Norwegian freshwater harpacticoid fauna based on all known published and unpublished literature and archive material. We highlight the contribution of G.O. Sars to the knowledge of this group by presenting his remaining unpublished archive material. We present two Norwegian species checklists – one for freshwater harpacticoids (16 species) and another for freshwater-associated/brackish-water harpacticoids (nine species). Four of the freshwater harpacticoid species are described by G.O. Sars. Original unpublished plates with drawings of those species are included in the paper. In addition, an overview of species distributions throughout the country is given.

自挪威生物学家G.O.萨尔（G.O. Sars）的开创性研究工作以来，学界对挪威境内的淡水猛水蚤类（harpacticoids）始终关注度不足。本研究的核心目的在于，整合所有已发表、未发表的文献资料与馆藏档案材料，系统梳理当前学界对挪威淡水猛水蚤类动物区系的认知现状。研究通过公开G.O.萨尔遗留的未公开馆藏档案资料，着重阐明其对该类群分类学研究的重要贡献。本次研究共提供两份挪威物种名录：其一涵盖淡水猛水蚤类（共16种），其二涵盖淡水关联/半咸水猛水蚤类（共9种）。其中4种淡水猛水蚤类由G.O.萨尔首次正式记述。本研究同时附上该4个物种的未公开原始手绘插图版。此外，本研究还概述了该类群在挪威全境的物种分布概况。