Arctic Tadpole Shrimp

Lepidurus arcticus

General Status Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
Common Name: 
Arctic Tadpole Shrimp
Scientific Name: 
Lepidurus arcticus
Naming References: 
W050
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Crustacean (Tadpole Shrimp)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Branchiopoda
Order: 
Notostraca
Family: 
Triopsidae
Habitat
arctic and subarctic tundra and permafrost temporary pools
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
Status Rank Description: 
Rogers, D.C. 2001. Revision of the Nearctic Lepidurus (Notostraca). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 21(4): 991-1006.
Last Updated: 
September 2, 2016

References

Naming

  • NatureServe (2009) NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Version 7.1.(Accessed: August 27, 2010 ). Available http://www.natureserve.org/explorer. - W050 Return