First record of Branchinella spinosa (Milne-Edwards) (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from Greece
Abatzopoulos, T.J.; Brendonck, L.; Sorgeloos, P. (1999). First record of Branchinella spinosa (Milne-Edwards) (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from Greece. Int. J. Salt Lake Res. 8: 351-360
In: International Journal of Salt Lake Research. Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht. ISSN 1037-0544; e-ISSN 1573-8590, more
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- Abatzopoulos, T.J.
- Brendonck, L., more
- Sorgeloos, P., more
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| Abstract |
As the result of a first screening of temporary inland water habitats, Branchinella spinosa is here recorded for the first time in Greece. This finding extends the circum-Mediterranean part of its vast distribution. The species was collected from a shallow astatic coastal salt-march that is mainly fed by rainwater, where it coexists but rarely co-occurs with Artemia parthenogenetica. Branchinella spinosa is only the fourth anostracan species currently known from Greece. The poor knowledge of anostracan richness and abundance is mainly due to limited sampling efforts in this area. As temporary aquatic habitats are threatened by several anthropogenetic activities, especially agriculture and land clearing for urbanisation and tourism, there is an urgent necessity for further monitoring and protection of these precious habitats. |
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