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Checklist for Family Triopsidae Keilhack, 1909 (Fairy shrimp)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
28
116
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Phyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
20
91
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Notostraca
G. O. Sars, 1867
Fairy shrimp, Phyllopods, Tadpole shrimp, Tadpole Shrimps
1
3
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTriopsidae
Keilhack, 1909
Fairy shrimp, Shield shrimp, Tadpole shrimp
3
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
3 Genera with 13 Species
Apus Bosc, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Lepidurus Leach, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Triops Schrank, 19119SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apus cancriformis (Bosc, 1801)⇒ Triops cancriformis Bosc, 1801
Lepidurus apus Linnaeus, 1758Tadpole Shrimp
Lepidurus apus lubbocki Brauer, 1873
Lepidurus arcticus Pallas, 1793Arctic tadpole shrimp
Lepidurus barcaeus Ghigi, 1921
Triops australiensis Spencer & Hall, 1895Shield shrimp
Triops cancriformis Bosc, 1801Horseshoe shrimp
Triops granarius Lucas, 1864Tadpole shrimp
Triops mauritanicus Ghigi, 1921
Triops maximus Korn, 2016
Triops multifidus Korn, 2016
Triops numidicus (Lucas, 1864)⇒ Triops granarius Lucas, 1864
Triops simplex Ghigi, 1921
Triops spinosus Wolf, 1911


Links, sources and further information
Triopsidae at artfakta.se
Triopsidae at dyntaxa.se
Triopsidae at gbif.org
Triopsidae at irmng.org
Triopsidae at itis.gov