Branchinecta uruguayensis Rogers & Racz Lorenz, 2015 is a junior synonym of B. achalensis César, 1985 (Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Branchinectidae) Author Cohen, Rosa Graciela Author Rogers, D. Christopher text Zootaxa 2018 2018-12-11 4531 1 139 141 journal article 27790 10.11646/zootaxa.4531.1.9 b37b9850-92dc-47a4-9348-1c9e41a4a3f2 1175-5326 2614474 99CE41B2-3D88-4778-A046-A21A20651216 Branchinectidae Daday, 1910 (sensu Rogers & Coronel, 2011) Branchinecta Verrill, 1869 (sensu Rogers & Coronel, 2011) Branchinecta achalensis César, 1985 (sensu Cohen, 1987 , 2012 ) = Branchinecta uruguayensis Rogers & Racz Lorenz, 2015 Branchinecta achalensis was so far recorded only from Argentina : In Córdoba province : La Posta, Pampa de Achala ( type locality); ponds on the bank along the Altas Cumbres Route; National Park Quebrada del Condorito, Sierras Grandes de Córdoba ; Los Gigantes. In Buenos Aires province : Pila; Rauch; Chascomús; Bañado de Flores (extinct biotope in Buenos Aires City) ( César, 1985 ; Cohen: 1987 , 2012 ). Therefore, the population described from Barra de Valizas in Uruguay represents a new record for B. achalensis .