Dendrocephalus
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Genus: | Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908
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Dendrocephalus is a genus of fairy shrimp found in South and North America. It is characterised by the presence of an antenna-like appendage arising between the second antennae and the eyestalks.[1] The genus comprises 16 species in two subgenera:[1]
- Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908
- Pereira, 1984 – Venezuela
- Pereira & Belk, 1987 – Paraguay
- Pesta, 1921 – Argentina, Brazil
- (Weltner, 1890) – Argentina
- Pereira & Ruiz, 1995
- Pereira & Belk, 1987 – Costa Rica
- Daday, 1908 – Venezuela
- Rabet & Thiéry, 1996 – Brazil
- Rabet & Thiéry, 1996 – Brazil
- Pereira & Belk, 1987 – Galápagos Islands
- Margalef, 1967 – Venezuela
- Rabet, 2006 – Brazil[2]
- Pereira, 1984 – Venezuela
- Dendrocephalinus Rogers, 2006
- (Belk & Sissom, 1992) – United States
- (Dexter, 1953) – United States
- Creaser, 1940 – United States
References[]
- ^ a b D. Christopher Rogers (2006). "A genus level revision of the Thamnocephalidae (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1260: 1–25.
- ^ Nicolas Rabet (2006). "A new species of Brazilian Dendrocephalus (Anostraca, Thamnocephalidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1370: 49–57. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1370.1.4.
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Categories:
- Anostraca
- Branchiopoda genera
- Branchiopoda stubs