Fairy shrimp (Branchiopoda : Anostraca) of Chile

• Main Authors: Rogers, D. Christopher, De los Rios, Patricio, Zuniga, Oscar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: OXFORD UNIV PRESS 2021
• Subjects: Atacama; Branchinecta papillata; Chile; Patagonia; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/3235

Portions of Chile were surveyed for Anostraca. Including the two species of Artemia previously reported from Chile, we found 5 new localities and range extensions for 5 species of Branchinecta. Previous studies on Chilean Anostraca have focused on Artemia, and although Branchinecta was previously reported in Antarctica close to Chilean Air Force installations, and in a few temporal ponds in Southern Patagonia, the species were never determined. Brief habitat descriptions, as well as conservation status, and identification keys are presented and discussed. Additionally, we describe a new species from the Atacama Desert, Branchinecta papillata n. sp.