Streptocephalus

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Streptocephalus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anostraca
Suborder: Anostracina
Family: Streptocephalidae
Daday, 1910
Genus: Streptocephalus
W. Baird, 1852  [1]

Streptocephalus is a genus of fairy shrimp found in temporary waters in Africa, Australia, Eurasia, and Central and North America, following its ancient origin in Gondwana. [2] It contains the following species: [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Genus Streptocephalus Baird, 1852". Australian Faunal Directory . Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. October 9, 2008.
  2. ↑ Henri J. Dumont & Els Adriaens (2009). "Experimental hybridization of two African Streptocephalus species (Crustacea, Branchiopoda: Anostraca)" (PDF). Current Science . 96 (1): 88–90.
  3. ↑ "Streptocephalus Baird, 1852". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  4. ↑ Alejandro M. Maeda-Martínez; Hortencia Obregón-Barboza; Martín A. Prieto-Salazar & Humberto García-Velazco (2005). "Two new fairy shrimp of the genus Streptocephalus (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from North America". Journal of Crustacean Biology . 25 (4): 537–546. doi: 10.1651/C-2581.1 . JSTOR   4094136.


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