Branchinecta Belki

	Branchinecta Belki ''Branchinecta belki'' is a species of fairy shrimp in the family Branchinectidae. It is found in Central America. The IUCN conservation status of ''Branchinecta belki'' is "CR", critically endangered. The species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2000. References Further reading * Anostraca Articles created by Qbugbot Crustaceans described in 1992 {{branchiopoda-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Fairy Shrimp 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 have even been found in deserts, ice-covered mountain lakes and Antarctic ice. They are usually long (exceptionally up to ). Most species have 20 body segments, bearing 11 pairs of leaf-like ''phyllopodia'' (swimming legs), and the body lacks a carapace. They swim "upside-down" and feed by filtering organic particles from the water or by scraping algae from surfaces. They are an important food for many birds and fish, and some are cultured and harvested for use as fish food. There are 300 species spread across 8 families. Description The body of a fairy shrimp is elongated and divided into segments. The whole animal is typically long, but one species, ''Branchinecta gigas'' does not reach sexual maturity until it reaches long, and can grow to long. The exoskeleton is thin and flexi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Branchinectidae Branchinectidae is a family (biology), family in the order Anostraca (fairy shrimp), containing two genera – ''Branchinecta'' and ''Archaebranchinecta''. The majority of the species are in the genus ''Branchinecta'', with only ''Archaebranchinecta pollicifera'' and the fossil ''Archaebranchinecta barstowensis'' in the second genus. References Anostraca Crustacean families {{Branchiopoda-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]