Lepidurus
| Lepidurus Temporal range:
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| Lepidurus arcticus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Notostraca |
| Family: | Triopsidae |
| Genus: | Lepidurus Leach, 1819 |
Lepidurus is a genus of small crustaceans in the order Notostraca (tadpole shrimp). It is the larger of the two extant genera of the tadpole shrimps, the other being Triops. They are commonly found in vernal pools and survive dry periods with the help of long lasting resting eggs.
Adult freshwater crustacean of the genus Lepidurus.
The genus contains the following species:[1]
- Lepidurus apus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lepidurus arcticus (Pallas, 1793)
- Longhurst, 1955
- Packard, 1883
- Packard, 1875
- D. C. Rogers, 2001
- Holmes, 1894
- Vekhoff, 1992
- Lepidurus packardi Simon, 1886
References[]
- ^ Chip Hannum & Stuart Halliday. "Species descriptions". MyTriops. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
External links[]
- "Lepidurus" at the Encyclopedia of Life
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Categories:
- Notostraca
- Branchiopoda genera
- Taxa named by William Elford Leach
- Branchiopoda stubs