''Thamnocephalus'' is a genus of
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 mou ...
within the family
Thamnocephalidae
Thamnocephalidae is a family of crustaceans with wide distribution including Western Australia, Southern Africa and South America. It was originally described as a subfamily of Branchipodidae by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1883, and elevated to th ...
. There are currently 5 species assigned to the genus, along with 2 subgenera.
Species
Subgenus ''Simplicephalus''
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Thamnocephalus salinarum
''Thamnocephalus'' is a genus of fairy shrimp within the family Thamnocephalidae. There are currently 5 species assigned to the genus, along with 2 subgenera.
Species
Subgenus ''Simplicephalus''
* '' Thamnocephalus salinarum''
Subgenus ' ...
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Subgenus ''Thamnocephalus''
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Thamnocephalus chacosaltensis
''Thamnocephalus'' is a genus of fairy shrimp within the family Thamnocephalidae. There are currently 5 species assigned to the genus, along with 2 subgenera.
Species
Subgenus ''Simplicephalus''
* ''Thamnocephalus salinarum''
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Thamnocephalus mexicanus''
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Thamnocephalus platyurus
''Thamnocephalus'' is a genus of fairy shrimp within the family Thamnocephalidae
Thamnocephalidae is a family of crustaceans with wide distribution including Western Australia, Southern Africa and South America. It was originally described as a ...
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Thamnocephalus venezuelensis
''Thamnocephalus'' is a genus of fairy shrimp within the family Thamnocephalidae. There are currently 5 species assigned to the genus, along with 2 subgenera.
Species
Subgenus ''Simplicephalus''
* '' Thamnocephalus salinarum''
Subgenus ' ...
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References
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Anostraca
Branchiopoda genera