Branchinecta orientalis Sars 1901

Records in this study. Jemot in the province of Oum El Bouaghi.

Previous records in the Algerian Sahara. None

Previous records in the Hauts Plateaux and coastal area. B. orientalis has been recorded for the first time in Jemot (Ouahioune Rais 2019) and later in the same location (Beladjal & Amarouayache 2023).

Comments. The species has recently been added to the list of large branchiopods of Algeria (Beladjal & Amarouayache 2023). We confirmed its exclusive occurrence in the Hauts Plateaux.