Biology:Dendrocephalus

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Short description: Genus of small freshwater animals


Dendrocephalus
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Dendrocephalus geayi
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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 16 species in two subgenera:[1]

Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908
  • Dendrocephalus affinis Pereira, 1984 – Venezuela
  • Dendrocephalus argentinus Pereira & Belk, 1987 – Paraguay
  • Dendrocephalus brasiliensis Pesta, 1921Argentina , Brazil
  • Dendrocephalus cervicornis (Weltner, 1890)Argentina
  • Dendrocephalus conosurius Pereira & Ruiz, 1995
  • Dendrocephalus cornutus Pereira & Belk, 1987 – Costa Rica
  • Dendrocephalus geayi Daday, 1908 – Venezuela
  • Dendrocephalus goiasensis Rabet & Thiéry, 1996Brazil
  • Dendrocephalus orientalis Rabet & Thiéry, 1996Brazil
  • Dendrocephalus sarmentosus Pereira & Belk, 1987Galápagos Islands
  • Dendrocephalus spartaenovae Margalef, 1967 – Venezuela
  • Dendrocephalus thieryi Rabet, 2006Brazil [2]
  • Dendrocephalus venezolanus Pereira, 1984 – Venezuela
Dendrocephalinus Rogers, 2006

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3621115 entry