| Ilyocryptus sordidus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Anomopoda |
| Family: | Ilyocryptidae |
| Genus: | Ilyocryptus |
| Species: | I. sordidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ilyocryptus sordidus Liévin, 1848 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Ilyocryptus sordidus is a crustacean of the family Ilyocryptidae, a freshwater water flea. [2]
Ilyocryptus sordidus has an intense crimson colour, a small head and its dorsal edge is evenly curved. The second pair of antenna are especially short and coarse. The spine at the base of the abdominal claw is long and slender. [3]
Males measures 0.4–0.8 mm (0.016–0.031 in), while the females are 0.6–1.2 mm (0.024–0.047 in). [4]
Ilyocryptus sordidus lives in the mud of freshwater lakes (inspiring the specific name sordidus, Latin for "dirty"), tolerating pH between 4.2 and 7.1. [5]
It is found in most parts of the world, except for Southeast Asia. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Heteroconchia is a taxonomic infraclass of diverse bivalve molluscs, belonging to the subclass Autobranchia.
Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum. The family Neritidae includes marine genera such as Nerita, marine and freshwater genera such as Neritina, and freshwater and brackish water genera such as Theodoxus.
Carcharias is a genus of mackerel sharks belonging to the family Odontaspididae. Once bearing many prehistoric species, all have gone extinct with the exception of the critically endangered sand tiger shark.
Cerithidea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.
Stellaria is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells.
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The Arctic rockling, also called the silver rockling or Arctic threebeard, is a species of fish in the family Lotidae.
Leptostomias gladiator is a species of fish in the family Stomiidae. It is sometimes called the scaleless dragonfish, but that name is shared with many other species.
Sudis hyalina is a species of fish in the family Paralepididae (barracudinas).
Leptochilichthys agassizii, or Agassiz' smooth-head, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae. It is named for the scientist and engineer Alexander Agassiz (1835–1910), who commanded the 1899 survey aboard the USS Albatross on which the fish was discovered.
Narcetes stomias, the blackhead salmon, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads).
The deepwater ray, also called the deepwater skate or abyssal skate, is a species of skate in the family Rajidae.
The deepwater grenadier is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae.
Stomias boa, also known as the boa dragonfish, scaly dragonfish, dragon-boa or boa scaly dragonfish, is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Stomiidae.
Stomias boa ferox is a subspecies of deep-sea fish in the family Stomiidae.
Lyconus brachycolus is a species of hake fish in the family Merlucciidae.
Edwardsia timida, also known as the timid burrowing anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Edwardsiidae.
