Branchinella lithaca
| Branchinella lithaca | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Anostraca |
| Family: | Thamnocephalidae |
| Genus: | Branchinella |
| Species: | B. lithaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Branchinella lithaca (Creaser, 1940) | |
Branchinella lithaca, the Stone Mountain fairy shrimp, is a species of crustacean in the family Thamnocephalidae. It was collected on Stone Mountain, De Kalb County, Georgia in 1940, and has not been seen since.[1] It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.[2]
References
- ↑ Ralph W. Dexter (1953). "Studies on North American fairy shrimps with the description of two new species". American Midland Naturalist 49 (3): 751–771. JSTOR 2485207.
- ↑ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Branchinella lithaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
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