24- Potamocypris smaragdina (Vávra, 1891)

Global distribution: NA, NT, PA.

Argentinian distribution: Buenos Aires, Jujuy, Mendoza, Río Negro, Santa Cruz.

Ecology: This species inhabits freshwater permanent environments, lakes and springs. It was found in wide altitude range (5–3486 m a.s.l.), electrical conductivity ranging from 808 to 2300 μS/cm and alkaline waters (pH: 7.88–9.5).

Cited by: Ramirez (1967); Schwalb et al. (2002); Cusminsky et al. (2005); Ramón Mercau et al. (2012); D’Ambrosio et al. (2017); Coviaga et al. (2018a); Cusminsky et al. (2020); D’Ambrosio et al. (2020).