The first substantiated record of Branchinecta orientalis in Algeria is here reported. This
species was found in a small freshwater pool (Jemot) in Oum El Bouaghi province, located …

Organisms living in intermittent wetlands present adaptations to cope with the inundation-
desiccation process. Microcrustaceans are commonly found in intermittent wetlands …

The fairy shrimp Branchinectella media, because of its passive dispersal capacity and
scarce and irregularly distributed habitats (temporary saline aquatic systems), is an …

Large branchiopods are one of the most iconic species groups in temporary pools. Due to
their specific biology and massive habitat degradation, they are one of the most threatened …

Fairy shrimp are the most divergent taxon of large branchiopod crustaceans and have a
worldwide distribution. Yet the diversity and distribution of fairy shrimps in the “Roof of the …

In recent decades, brine shrimps of the genus Artemia has suffered a major biodiversity loss
in the Mediterranean region due to the introduction of the highly invasive A. franciscana …

We report the first record of Linderiella jebalae in the Iberian Peninsula from two temporary
ponds in La Línea de la Concepción (Cádiz, southern Spain). This species was described in …

We studied a Triops population from a Mediterranean temporary pond located in
Guadalcázar, a township in the western part of Córdoba Province. There are four …

We present a summary of responses to our call among scientists working on Anostraca to
commemorate the late Professor Graziella Mura, a pioneer of modern studies on this group …

The knowledge and awareness that the general public has about aquatic invertebrates is
often poor, even when they are highly threatened. The frequent lack of popular names and …