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Dendrocephalus

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Dendrocephalus
Dendrocephalus geayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anostraca
Family: Thamnocephalidae
Genus: Dendrocephalus
Daday, 1908
Subgenera
  • Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908
  • Dendrocephalinus Rogers, 2006

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 17 species in two subgenera:[1]

Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908
Dendrocephalinus Rogers, 2006

References

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  1. ^ a b D. Christopher Rogers (2006). "A genus level revision of the Thamnocephalidae (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1260: 1–25.
  2. ^ Nicolas Rabet (2006). "A new species of Brazilian Dendrocephalus (Anostraca, Thamnocephalidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1370: 49–57. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1370.1.4.
  3. ^ Rogers, D. Christopher; Dunn, Ann; Price, W. Wayne (26 March 2019). "A review of Dendrocephalus (Dendrocephalinus) (Crustacea: Anostraca) with the first records of male-male anostracan aggressive competition". European Journal of Taxonomy (509). doi:10.5852/ejt.2019.509.