Streptocephalus is a genus of fairy shrimp found in temporary fresh waters in Africa, Australia, Eurasia, and Central and North America, following its ancient origin in Gondwana. It contains the follo
Anostraca is one of the four orders of crustaceans in the class Branchiopoda; its members are referred to as fairy shrimp. They live in vernal pools and hypersaline lakes across the world, and they ha
Streptocephalus
…Streptocephalus is a genus of fairy shrimp found in temporary fresh waters in Africa, Australia, Eurasia, and Central and North America, following its ancient origin in Gondwana. It contains the…
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Male (top) and female (bottom) Eubranchipus grubii (Chirocephalidae): the female is holding eggs on her genital appendages.
Eubranchipus grubii in an ephemeral pond in a forest in Germany
San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds: the orange colour is produced by the presence of Artemia.