Different lines of investigation have recently contributed to increasing the available knowledge about the invertebrates inhabiting inland waters of north Africa, but a comprehensive synopsis on Tunisian Ostracoda is missing to date. An updated checklist of Recent non-marine ostracods from Tunisia and data on their distribution is thus offered here, representing the most extensive survey on this crustacean group ever carried out in inland waters throughout the country. One-hundred-five sites covering various climate zones, from Mediterranean to desert areas, were sampled between 2002 and 2012. Most of the considered water bodies were temporary or ephemeral habitats, but a few permanent sites were sampled as well. Overall, 18 genera and 32 taxa of putative species rank were collected in the frame of this survey, among which nine species and five genera were new to Tunisian fauna. As a result of this study and based on previous investigations, nine families (Candonidae, Cyprididae, Cytherideidae, Darwinulidae, Ilyocyprididae, Leptocytheridae, Limnocytheridae, Loxoconchidae, Paradoxostomatidae), 29 genera and at least 45 species of non-marine ostracods are currently known for Tunisia, which thus prove to host the most diverse ostracod fauna among north African countries. The number of species occurring in a single sample varied from 1 to 4. The Eucypris virens complex was the most widespread taxon (58 records), followed by Heterocypris barbara (30 records), Heterocypris incongruens (22 records), and Sarscypridopsis aculeata (16 records). For some ostracod species, clear distributional gradients associated with different climatic conditions were observed. The affinities with adjacent Maghrebian ostracod faunas are discussed. This study confirms the crucial role played by marginal aquatic habitats for the conservation of biodiversity, in particular in arid and semi-arid regions.

最近有不同的研究方向有助于增加有关居住在北非内陆水域的无脊椎动物的现有知识，但是迄今为止，关于突尼斯陆龙类动物的综合提要尚缺乏。因此，这里提供了一份来自突尼斯的最新非海洋类兽类纲目的最新清单及其分布数据，代表了对该国甲壳类动物在全国内陆水域进行的最广泛的调查。在2002年至2012年之间对涵盖从地中海到沙漠地区的不同气候区的一百五十五个站点进行了采样。考虑的大多数水体均为临时或短暂栖息地，但也采样了一些永久站点。总体而言，在此调查框架内，收集了18个属和32个分类种的分类单元，突尼斯动物群中有9个物种和5个属是新的。作为这项研究的结果，并且根据先前的调查，目前有29个属（至少已知45种）为非海洋动物突尼斯因此被证明拥有北非国家中最多样化的兽类动物。单个样本中出现的物种数量从1到4不等。目前已知突尼斯有29属和至少45种非海洋类兽类，这证明它们是北非国家中最多样化的兽类动物的宿主。单个样本中出现的物种数量从1到4不等。目前已知突尼斯有29属和至少45种非海洋类兽类，这证明它们是北非国家中最多样化的兽类动物的宿主。单个样本中出现的物种数量从1到4不等。Eucypris virens complex是最广泛的分类群（58个记录），其次是Bartera Heterocypris barbara（30个记录），incongerens heongocypris incongruens（22个记录）和Suscycydodos aculeata（16个记录）。对于某些兽脚类物种，观察到与不同气候条件相关的清晰的分布梯度。讨论了与相邻的Maghrebian ostracod动物区系的亲缘关系。这项研究证实了边缘水生生境在保护生物多样性方面，特别是在干旱和半干旱地区发挥的关键作用。