Rediscovery of Branchipus schaefferi (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) in Belgium - notes on habitat requirements and conservation management Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Fairy shrimps (Crustacea, Anostraca) are specialized inhabitants of inland water bodies that
periodically dry or freeze over. Here we report the first observation since 1997 of a member of this basal
crustacean order in Belgium and the first sighting of the species Branchipus schaefferi Fischer, 1834 since
1930. Nineteen populations were found in a restricted area located 55 km SE of Brussels in the Province of
Hainaut. ...
periodically dry or freeze over. Here we report the first observation since 1997 of a member of this basal
crustacean order in Belgium and the first sighting of the species Branchipus schaefferi Fischer, 1834 since
1930. Nineteen populations were found in a restricted area located 55 km SE of Brussels in the Province of
Hainaut. ...