Streptocephalus
Encyclopedia
Streptocephalus is a genus of fairy shrimp
found in temporary waters in Africa
, Australia
, Eurasia
, and Central
and North America
, following its ancient origin in Gondwanaland. It contains the following species:
Fairy shrimp
Anostraca is one of the four orders of crustaceans in the class Branchiopoda; its members are also known as fairy shrimp. They are usually long . Most species have 20 body segments, bearing 11 pairs of leaf-like phyllopodia , and the body lacks a carapace...
found in temporary waters in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Eurasia
Eurasia
Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
, and Central
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, following its ancient origin in Gondwanaland. It contains the following species:
- Streptocephalus annanarivensis Thiele, 1907
- Streptocephalus antillensis Mattox, 1950
- Streptocephalus areva Brehm, 1954
- Streptocephalus bidentatus Hamer & Appleton, 1993
- Streptocephalus bimaris Gurney, 1909
- Streptocephalus bourquinii Hamer & Appleton, 1993
- Streptocephalus bouvieri Daday, 1908
- Streptocephalus cafer (Lovén, 1847)
- Streptocephalus caljoni Beladjal, Mertens & Dumont, 1996
- Streptocephalus cirratus Daday, 1908
- Streptocephalus cladophorus Barnard, 1924
- Streptocephalus coomansi Brendonck & Belk, 1993
- Streptocephalus dendrophorusStreptocephalus dendrophorusStreptocephalus dendrophorus is a species of crustacean in the family Streptocephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa.-References:* Hamer, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 10 August 2007....
Hamer & Appleton, 1993 - Streptocephalus dendyiStreptocephalus dendyiStreptocephalus dendyi is a species of crustacean in the family Streptocephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa.-References:*Hamer, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 10 August 2007....
Barnard, 1929 - Streptocephalus dichotomus Baird, 1860
- Streptocephalus distinctus Thiele, 1907
- Streptocephalus dorothae Mackin, 1942 – desert fairy shrimp
- Streptocephalus dregi G. O. Sars, 1899
- Streptocephalus echinus Bond, 1934
- Streptocephalus gauthieri Brtek, 1974
- Streptocephalus gracilisStreptocephalus gracilisStreptocephalus gracilis is a species of crustacean in family Streptocephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa....
G. O. Sars, 1898 - Streptocephalus guzmaniStreptocephalus guzmaniStreptocephalus guzmani is a species of crustacean in the family Streptocephalidae. It is endemic to Mexico.-References:* Maeda-Martinez, A.M. 1996. . Downloaded on 10 August 2007....
Maeda-Martínez, Belk, Obregón-Barboza & Dumont, 1995 - Streptocephalus indistinctus Barnard, 1924
- Streptocephalus jakubskii Grochmalicki, 1921
- Streptocephalus javanensis Brehm, 1955
- Streptocephalus kaokoensis Barnard, 1929
- Streptocephalus kargesiStreptocephalus kargesiStreptocephalus kargesi is a species of crustacean in the family Streptocephalidae. It is endemic to Mexico.-Source:* Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 10 August 2007....
Spicer, 1985 - Streptocephalus lamellifer Thiele, 1900
- Streptocephalus linderi W. G. Moore, 1966 – Linder fairy shrimp
- Streptocephalus longimanus Bond, 1934
- Streptocephalus mackini W. G. Moore, 1966 – Mackin fairy shrimp
- Streptocephalus macrourus Daday, 1908
- Streptocephalus mattoxi Maeda-Martínez, Belk, Obregón-Barboza & Dumont, 1995 – Mattox fairy shrimp
- Streptocephalus mooreiStreptocephalus mooreiStreptocephalus moorei is a species of crustacean in the family Streptocephalidae. It is endemic to Mexico.-Source:* Maeda-Martinez, A.M. 1996. . Downloaded on 10 August 2007....
Belk, 1973 – Moore fairy shrimp - Streptocephalus namibiensis Hamer & Brendonck, 1993
- Streptocephalus neumanni Thiele, 1904
- Streptocephalus ovamboensis Barnard, 1924
- Streptocephalus papillatus G. O. Sars, 1906
- Streptocephalus potosinensis Maeda-Martínez, Belk, Obregón-Barboza & Dumont, 1995
- Streptocephalus proboscideus (Frauenfeld, 1873)
- Streptocephalus propinquus Brady, 1916
- Streptocephalus purcelli G. O. Sars, 1898
- Streptocephalus queenslandicus Herbert & Timms, 2000
- Streptocephalus reunionensis Thiéry & Champeau, 1994
- Streptocephalus rothschildi Daday, 1908
- Streptocephalus rubricaudatus (Klunzinger, 1867)
- Streptocephalus rugosus Brehm, 1960
- Streptocephalus sealii Ryder, 1879 – spiny-tail fairy shrimp
- Streptocephalus similis Baird, 1852 – Caribbean fairy shrimp
- Streptocephalus simplex Gurney, 1906
- Streptocephalus sirindhornae Sanoamuang, Murugan, Weekers & Dumont, 2000
- Streptocephalus spinicaudatus Hamer & Appleton, 1993
- Streptocephalus spinifer Gurney, 1906
- Streptocephalus spinosus Daday, 1908
- Streptocephalus sudanicus Daday de Dées, 1910
- Streptocephalus texanus Packard, 1871 – Great Plains fairy shrimp
- Streptocephalus torvicornis (Waga, 1842)
- Streptocephalus trifidus Hartland-Rowe, 1969
- Streptocephalus vitreus (Brauer, 1877)
- Streptocephalus wirminghausi Hamer, 1994
- Streptocephalus woottoniStreptocephalus woottoniStreptocephalus woottoni is a rare species of crustacean in the family Streptocephalidae. It is native to southern California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico. Its common name is Riverside fairy shrimp...
Eng, Belk & Eriksen, 1990 – Riverside fairy shrimp - Streptocephalus zeltneri Daday, 1910
- Streptocephalus zuluensis Brendonck & Hamer, 1992