Chirocephalidae
Sign in to saveChirocephalidae is a family of fairy shrimp, characterised by a reduced or vestigial maxilla, more than two setae on the fifth endite, divided pre-epipodites and widely separated seminal vesicles. It consists of the following eight genera, including the genera formerly placed in the families Linderiellidae and Polyartemiidae:
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassBranchiopoda
- OrderAnostraca
- FamilyChirocephalidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations recorded6,859
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Chirocephalidae è una famiglia di crostacei anostraci, caratterizzata da mascella ridotta o vestigiale, più di due setole sulla quinta endite, preepipoditi divisi e vescicole seminali ampiamente separate.
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