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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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