A checklist of Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of the Shatt Al-Arab River, Basrah, Iraq

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Published: Jan 10, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62400/jbs.v5i5.7379
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Shatt Al-Arab, Cladocera, number of species

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Shaker Ajeel
Department of Marine Biology, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Iraq
Mohammad Abbas
1Department of Marine Biology, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Iraq
Afaq Jebir
Department of Ecology, Collage of Science, University of Basrah, Iraq

Abstract

About 51 species belonging to 2 Orders, 7 Families, and 20 Genera were recognized.
The present review is based on ten systematic studies recording the species found in the region.
The largest number of species recorded was 23 species at the Al-Qurnah station and 14 species in
each of the Al-Hartha and Al-'Ashar stations. It was found that the most common species in the
Shatt Al-Arab River were Chydorus sphaericus and Simocephalus (Simocephalus)vetuloides.

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Ajeel, S., Abbas, M., & Jebir, A. (2023). A checklist of Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of the Shatt Al-Arab River, Basrah, Iraq. Journal of Biological Studies, 5(5), 740–749. https://doi.org/10.62400/jbs.v5i5.7379
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