Fairy shrimp (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) of Chile camarón duende (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) en Chile

• Published in: Journal of Crustacean Biology
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Camarón duende; Anostráceos; Fairy shrimp; Duende; Patagonia; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10925/686; https://doi.org/10.1651/07-2953.1

Portions of Chile were surveyed for Anostraca. Including the two species of Anemia 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.