Lepidurus
Sign in to saveLepidurus is a genus of small crustaceans in the order Notostraca (tadpole shrimp). It is the larger of the two extant genera of the tadpole shrimps, the other being Triops. They are commonly found in vernal pools and survive dry periods with the help of long lasting resting eggs.
Species
Genus
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassBranchiopoda
- OrderNotostraca
- FamilyTriopsidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 98
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Triopsidae
- Collections
- USNM, CASC, YPM, CAS, NMV, CMN
- Recorded in
- Canada, Mongolia, United States, Australia, Sweden
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Triopsidae
- Image
- LepidurusGlacialis.png
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Lepidurus
- Commons category
- Lepidurus
- topic's main category
- Category:Lepidurus
- taxon author citation
- Leach, 1819
- start time
- 298900000-
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Lepidurus is a genus of small crustaceans in the order Notostraca (tadpole shrimp). It is the larger of the two extant genera of the tadpole shrimps, the other being Triops. They are commonly found in vernal pools and survive dry periods with the help of long lasting resting eggs.
== Species == thumb|Adult freshwater crustacean of the genus Lepidurus.
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