Eubranchipus intricatus

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Eubranchipus intricatus
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Adult
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anostraca
Family: Chirocephalidae
Genus: Eubranchipus
Species:
E. intricatus
Binomial name
Eubranchipus intricatus
Hartland-Rowe, 1967
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Known range of Eubranchipus intricatus, as of 2024.

Eubranchipus intricatus, the intricate or smooth-lipped fairy shrimp, is a species of fairy shrimp in the genus Eubranchipus . [1]

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Description

Range

The central prairies of the United States and Canada, with a disjunct eastern population in Vermont and Massachusetts. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Habitat

Wetlands and ephemeral vernal pools. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  2. Hossack, Blake R.; Newell, Robert L.; Rogers, D. Christopher (2010). "Branchiopods (Anostraca, Notostraca) from Protected Areas of Western Montana" . Northwest Science. 84 (1): 52–59. doi:10.3955/046.084.0106. ISSN   0029-344X.
  3. 1 2 "Intricate Fairy Shrimp". MassWildlife Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. Tolan, Kevin; Faccio, Steve; Rogers, D. Christopher (2024). "Fairy Shrimp (Anostraca: Chirocephalidae) Inventory of Vernal Pools in Vermont, USA". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. doi:10.15468/h2v7v5.