Strongylostoma elongatum spinosum Luther, 1950

Locality. Temporary pools on Mount Kavul and Mount Shekhanya, Lower Galilee. Material. Many individuals, live observations, squash preparations, photographs. Ecological features. Strongylostoma elongatum spinosum was found during the winter (December 2001, February 2002) in the largest pools in Mount Kavul and Mount Shekhanya (see TABLE 1 and Eitam et al., 2004).

Strongylostoma elongatum spinosum was found previously only in European countries and in brackish environments such as the Baltic Sea (Luther, 1963) and the lagoon system of the adjacent areas of the Black Sea (Mack-Fira, 1974). This is the first record for Israel.