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
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-12-11
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4531.1.9
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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
.