Abstract
Sixty species of Cladocera are recorded from Israel and Eastern Sinai after the examination of several collections, and include 18 new records for the area as well as 9 species known only from the literature. Chydoridae dominate the fauna, with 27 species recorded, followed by Daphniidae with 21 species.
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