Note on the distribution of Branchinella spinosa (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (Branchiopoda, Anostraca) in Tunisia

Naceur, Hachem Ben; Romdhane, Mohamed Salah; Jenhani, Amel Ben Rejeb

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“…"; the name of the salt lake in question is misspelled as "Sebkha Sedjouma" by this author) and Gauthier (1928a, as "Branchinella media", see also Gauthier, 1928b. Unfortunately, due to the instability inherent to the nomenclature of this species and of the other halophilic anostracan Branchinectella media (see also the comments above related to this species), respective records apparently were overlooked, so that Ben Naceur et al (2009b) reported the presence of the species in Tunisia as a first record for the country. Interestingly, Ben Naceur et al (2009b) collected the species in Sebkha Sedjoumi as well, in good accordance with the findings of Gurney (1909) and Gauthier (1928a).…”

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Updated checklist and distribution of large branchiopods (Branchiopoda: Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata) in Tunisia

Marrone¹,

Korn

Stoch

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Abstract:Temporary ponds are the most peculiar and representative water bodies in the arid and semiarid regions of the world, where they often represent diversity hotspots that greatly contribute to the regional biodiversity. Being indissolubly linked to these ecosystems, the so-called "large branchiopods" are unanimously considered flagship taxa of these habitats. Nonetheless, updated and detailed information on large branchiopod faunas is still missing in many countries or regions. Based on an extensive bibliographical review and field samplings, we provide an updated and commented checklist of large branchiopods in Tunisia, one of the less investigated countries of the Maghreb as far as inland water crustaceans are concerned. We carried out a field survey from 2004 to 2012, thereby collecting 262 crustacean samples from a total of 177 temporary water bodies scattered throughout the country. Large branchiopod crustaceans were observed in 61% of the sampled sites, leading to the identification of fifteen species. Among these, the halophilic anostracan Branchinectella media is here reported for the first time for the country; conversely, four eScholarship provides open access, scholarly publishing services to the University of California and delivers a dynamic research platform to scholars worldwide. of the species reported in literature were not found during the present survey. Based on literature and novel data, the known large branchiopod fauna of Tunisia now includes 19 species, showing a noteworthy species richness when the limited extension of the country is considered. For each species, the regional distribution is described and an annotated list of references is provided. Under a conservation perspective, the particular importance of the temporary ponds occurring in the Medjerda river alluvial plain is further stressed. In this location, several large branchiopod taxa with different ecological requirements converge and form unique and species-rich assemblages that should be preserved. Copyright Information:Copyright 2016 by the article author(s Keywords: Branchinectella media, fauna of Maghreb, freshwater crustaceans, Mediterranean temporary ponds, regional biodiversity. SUMMARYTemporary ponds are the most peculiar and representative water bodies in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world, where they often represent diversity hotspots that greatly contribute to the regional biodiversity. Being indissolubly linked to these ecosystems, the so-called "large branchiopods" are unanimously considered flagship taxa of these habitats. Nonetheless, updated and detailed information on large branchiopod faunas is still missing in many countries or regions. Based on an extensive bibliographical review and field samplings, we provide an updated and commented checklist of large branchiopods in Tunisia, one of the less investigated countries of the Maghreb as far as inland water crustaceans are concerned. We carried out a field survey from 2004 to 2012, thereby collecting 262 crustacean samples from a total of 177 ...

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Updated checklist and distribution of large branchiopods (Branchiopoda: Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata) in Tunisia

Marrone¹,

Korn

Stoch

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“…diaphanus, and Branchinecta spinosa (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (cf. Alonso, 1996;Ben Naceur et al, 2009). All populations studied, either cultured under laboratory conditions after hatching original cysts, or observed from preserved samples collected in the wild, showed more than one species or strain.…”

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Artemia Biodiversity in Algerian Sebkhas

Ghomari

Selselet

Hontoria

et al. 2011

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This paper summarizes the results of a study that comprised a survey along with a morphological characterization of Artemia populations from seven sebkhas, one chott, and an inland salt lake in Algeria. Sebkhas and chotts are two different types of closed inland basins. Morphological characters together with a multivariate discriminant analysis applied to morphometric data obtained from adult specimens cultured under standard conditions, were used to differentiate the species and strains. The bisexual species A. salina (L., 1758) is present in seven of these saltmarshes, but frequently cooccurs with diploid and tetraploid parthenogenetic strains. The biodiversity pattern of the populations of Artemia in Algeria appears to be similar to that found in the rest of the western Mediterranean region. RÉSUMÉLe présent article résume les résultats d'une étude sur la localisation et la caractérisation morphologique des populations d'Artemia présentes dans sept sebkhas, un chott et un lac salé en Algérie. Sebkhas et chotts sont deux types différents de bassins fermés d'eaux intérieures. Les caractères morphologiques associés à une analyse discriminante multivariée appliquée aux paramètres morphométriques obtenus à partir d'individus adultes élevés en conditions standardisées ont permis de différencier les espèces et les souches. L'espèce bisexuelle A. salina (L., 1758) a été trouvée dans sept de ces milieux salés, mais fréquemment en présence de souches parthénogénétiques diploïdes et tétraploïdes. Le modèle de diversité biologique des populations d'Artemia d'Algérie est similaire à celui trouvé dans le reste de la Méditerranée occidentale.

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“…Rogers, 2003 has been found dead on the banks. This species co-occurs with Artemia alternately in time and space in many salinas of Italy (Mura, 1993(Mura, , 2001Moscatello et al, 2002), in France (Thiéry & Puente, 2002 and in Tunisia (Ben Naceur et al, 2009). According to those authors, the upper limit of tolerance to salinity of P. spinosa is lower than that of Artemia, and varies, according to its origin, up to 131 g.L −1 (Mura, 1993).…”

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Note on the carcinological fauna associated with Artemia salina (Branchiopoda, Anostraca) from Sebkha Ez-Zemoul (northeast Algeria)

2012

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In Algeria, the presence of Artemia is confirmed at five sites, among which the hypersaline Sebkha Ez-Zemoul, a shallow depression situated in a semi-arid region in the northeast of Algeria at 900 m above sea level. Four species of crustaceans were found to be associated here with Artemia salina: Phallocryptus spinosa, Cletocamptus retrogressus, Moina salina, and Heterocypris sp. During the wet periods of the years 2003 and 2004, A. salina and C. retrogressus were the most frequently observed. P. spinosa co-occurred with A. salina during a short period

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Note on the distribution of Branchinella spinosa (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (Branchiopoda, Anostraca) in Tunisia

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Updated checklist and distribution of large branchiopods (Branchiopoda: Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata) in Tunisia

Updated checklist and distribution of large branchiopods (Branchiopoda: Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata) in Tunisia

Artemia Biodiversity in Algerian Sebkhas

Note on the carcinological fauna associated with Artemia salina (Branchiopoda, Anostraca) from Sebkha Ez-Zemoul (northeast Algeria)

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