Thamnocephalus Venezuelensis
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''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''

* '' Thamnocephalus salinarum''


Subgenus ''Thamnocephalus''

* '' Thamnocephalus chacosaltensis'' * '' Thamnocephalus mexicanus'' * ''
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 ...
'' * '' Thamnocephalus venezuelensis''


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4566725 Anostraca Branchiopoda genera