Stenostomum sphagnetorum Luther, 1960

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Stenostomum sphagnetorum Luther, 1960

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Synonyms: Stenostomum unicolor Schmidt, 1848

Locality. temporary, artificial pool in Hai Bar Carmel Nature Reserve.

Material. 6 specimens. Squash preparations and live observations. Photographs.

Ecological features. Stenostomum sphagnetorum was collected during spring (March 2002) in a large man-made temporary pool on Mount Carmel, characterized by large amounts of vegetation (see TABLE 1 ).

Stenostomum sphagnetorum is a common inhabitant of the lentic environments of Europe ( Luther, 1963; Young, 1970; Mack-Fira, 1974; Müller & Faubel, 1993) but is also known from lotic and interstitial environments in the USA ( Kolasa et al., 1987). This is the first record for this species in Israel.