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Leptestheria mayeti

Leptestheria mayeti

(Simon, 1885)

GBIF:212461154

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Previous records in the Algerian Sahara. Recorded near Laghouat by Blanchard, (1891), Tilremt, Oued Mzab (Seurat 1930), Tassili N’Ajjer (Gauthier 1930), and Mouydir (Gauthier 1933). Previous records in the Hauts Plateaux and coastal area. Between Laghouat and Djelfa (Gauthier 1928 b), Garaet Timerganine (Ouahioune Rais 2019), Jemot (Ouahioune Rais 2019; Beladjal & Amarouayache 2023).
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. Previously, this species was divided into two separate species: Leptestheria mayeti and L. cortieri (Rogers 2020). Another species, L. heterochaeta Daday, 1923, is considered a possible junior synonym of L. mayeti according to Rogers (2020). The distribution of L. mayeti in Algeria, extending into the Central Sahara, contrasts with its more northerly distribution in Tunisia (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

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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 2026-06-17.

CC0Published 8/23/2023View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
212461154
Dataset Key
d42f2345-5cdf-460e-b05a-2d6f5088f202
Origin
source
Backbone Key
4418653
Taxon ID
7A498793FFD3FF89FF5DF9B32DF5BFB9.taxon
Last Crawled
6/9/2026
Last Interpreted
6/9/2026