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Branchinecta ferox

Branchinecta ferox

(Milne-Edwards, 1840)

GBIF:212461115

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Previous records in the Algerian Sahara. None Previous records in the Hauts Plateaux and coastal area. B. ferox has been recorded at Mécheria, Aïn Sefra (Gauthier 1928 b), and in Jemot (Beladjal & Amarouayache 2023; Ouahioune Rais 2019).
Chergui, Isslam, Satour, Abdellatif, Bouzid, Abdelhakim, Koulali, Khaled, Samraoui, Boudjéma (2023): Mapping the Geographic Distribution of Large Branchiopods in Algeria and a checklist update. Zootaxa 5336 (3): 328-348, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5336.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5336.3.2
Comments. B. ferox was found exclusively at three Algerian sites, all of which were in the Hauts Plateaux (Gauthier 1928 b). This species shows a preference for alkaline waters (Thiéry 1987) and, although it occurs throughout the Maghreb, is relatively localized (Thiéry 1987; Marrone et al. 2016).
Chergui, Isslam, Satour, Abdellatif, Bouzid, Abdelhakim, Koulali, Khaled, Samraoui, Boudjéma (2023): Mapping the Geographic Distribution of Large Branchiopods in Algeria and a checklist update. Zootaxa 5336 (3): 328-348, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5336.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5336.3.2

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Mapping the Geographic Distribution of Large Branchiopods in Algeria and a checklist update

checklist

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Chergui, Isslam, Satour, Abdellatif, Bouzid, Abdelhakim, Koulali, Khaled, Samraoui, Boudjéma (2023): Mapping the Geographic Distribution of Large Branchiopods in Algeria and a checklist update. Zootaxa 5336 (3): 328-348, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5336.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5336.3.2

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the diversity and distribution of large branchiopods in the Algerian Sahara and Hauts Plateaux. The survey identified a total of eleven species, classified into seven Anostraca, two Notostraca, and two Spinicaudata. Large branchiopods were found in 76.6% of the sites surveyed. In particular, new records of Triops granarius (Lucas, 1864) were obtained from the Tasilli N’Ajjer region (Central Sahara), while Eocyzicus saharicus (Gauthier, 1937) was added to the list of large branchiopods of Algeria, bringing the total number of species in Algeria to twenty-four. In addition, this study examines the latitudinal gradient of major branchiopod assemblages in Algeria, extending from the northern Mediterranean coast to the arid regions of the Sahara. The study identifies eight major assemblages of large branchiopods distributed across different ecoclimatic zones that occur along the latitudinal and longitudinal axes of the country. In addition, the study draws parallels between Algerian assemblages and those in neighboring Morocco and Tunisia.

Chergui I, Satour A, Bouzid A, Koulali K, Samraoui B, plazi (2023). Mapping the Geographic Distribution of Large Branchiopods in Algeria and a checklist update. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/3vred4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-18.

CC0Published 8/23/2023View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
212461115
Dataset Key
d42f2345-5cdf-460e-b05a-2d6f5088f202
Origin
source
Backbone Key
2235363
Taxon ID
7A498793FFD8FF82FF5DFB1A2A5FBE49.taxon
Last Crawled
6/9/2026
Last Interpreted
6/9/2026