01698nas a2200277 4500008004100000245011300041210006900154260001300223300001200236490000600248520088500254653001001139653001101149653001101160653001401171653001001185653002101195653002301216653001301239653002301252653001501275100003201290700001801322700002301340856005701363 1999 eng d00aFirst record of Branchinella spinosa (Milne-Edwards) (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from Greece0 aFirst record of iBranchinella spinosai MilneEdwards Crustacea Br cDec 1999 a351-3600 v83 a
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-marsh 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 anthropogenic activities, especially agriculture and land clearing for urbanisation and tourism, there is an urgent necessity for further monitoring and protection of these precious habitats.
10afirst10ainland10arecord10atemporary10awater10aενδοχώρα10aκαταγραφή10aνερό10aπροσωρινό10aπρώτη1 aAbatzopoulos, Theodoros, J.1 aBrendonck, L.1 aSorgeloos, Patrick uhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02442120