The halophilic fairy shrimp, Phallocryptus spinosa (Milne-Edwards, 1840) (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from southeast, Iran

Phallocryptus spinosa (Milne-Edwards, 1840) was previously recorded in Iran from a shallow salty pond close to Tabriz, occurring sympatrically with Branchinecta orientalis Sars, 1901; Second and third locations were reported from similar habitats in central area and south of Iran from Bafq and Lar, respectively. Here, a forth population was found during sampling in a pool, about 2000 Km to the south of the first recorded locality. A global distribution map for P. spinosa is presented.