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2004), the current knowledge on “certain less charismatic animal species” like
branchiopod crustaceans is far from being complete and, in the light of the
rapid erosion of the global biological heritage, more monitoring and special-
ists are urgently needed.

Acknowledgements — The authors wish to thank all the friends and colleagues who helped
them in finding temporary water bodies throughout Sicily and circum-Sicilian islands. Giuseppe
Tito Castelli is acknowledged for his support in the field and Umberto Pessolano for indicating the
B. schaefferi site in Siracusa. FM is grateful to Luigi Naselli-Flores and Michael Korn for the useful
discussions and valuable advice.

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