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Tadpole Shrimps
(Order Notostraca)
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The order Notostraca comprises the single family Triopsidae, containing the tadpole shrimp or shield shrimp. The two genera, Triops and Lepidurus, are considered living fossils, having not changed significantly in outward form since the Triassic. They have a broad, flat carapace, which conceals the head and bears a single pair of compound eyes. The abdomen is long, appears to be segmented and bears numerous pairs of flattened legs. The telson is flanked b
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Tadpole Shrimps, Clam Shrimps and Water Fleas
(Subclass Phyllopoda)
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Tadpole Shrimps
(Family Triopsidae)
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The order Notostraca comprises the single family Triopsidae, containing the tadpole shrimp or shield shrimp. The two genera, Triops and Lepidurus, are considered living fossils, having not changed significantly in outward form since the Triassic. They have a broad, flat carapace, which conceals the head and bears a single pair of compound eyes. The abdomen is long, appears to be segmented and bears numerous pairs of flattened legs. The telson is flanked b
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Triops
(Genus Triops)
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Triops is a genus of small crustaceans in the order Notostraca (tadpole shrimp). Some species are considered living fossils, with a fossil record that reaches back to the late Carboniferous, 300 million years ago. One species, Triops longicaudatus, is commonly sold in kits as a pet. Most Triops have a life expectancy of up to 90 days, and can tolerate a pH range of 6–10.
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Longtail Tadpole Shrimp
(Triops longicaudatus)
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Triops longicaudatus (commonly called longtail tadpole shrimp, American tadpole shrimp, or rice tadpole shrimp) is a freshwater crustacean of the order Notostraca, resembling a miniature horseshoe crab. It is characterized by an elongated, segmented body, a flattened shield-like brownish carapace covering two thirds of the thorax, and two long filaments on the abdomen. Triops refers to its three eyes, and longicaudatus refers to the elongated tail
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European Tadpole Shrimp
(Triops cancriformis)
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Triops cancriformis, or tadpole shrimp, is a species of tadpole shrimps found in Europe to the Middle East and India.
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Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp
(Lepidurus packardi)
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Lepidurus packardi, known by the common name vernal pool tadpole shrimp, is a rare species of tadpole shrimp (Notostraca).
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Golden Tadpole Shrimp
(Lepidurus apus)
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Lepidurus apus, commonly known as a tadpole shrimp, is a notostracan in the family Triopsidae, one of a lineage of shrimp-like crustaceans that have had a similar form since the Triassic period and are considered living fossils. This species is cosmopolitan, inhabiting temporary freshwater ponds over much of the world, and the most widespread of the tadpole shrimps. Like other notostracans, L. apus has a broad carapace, long segmented abdomen, and large numbers of padd
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Asian Tadpole Shrimp
(Triops granarius)
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Triops granarius is a species of tadpole shrimps with a broad distribution from Africa and the Middle East to China and Japan. They have elongated bodies and large flaps. Triops granarius can be kept as pets in home aquaria. Their life expectancy is up to 90 days, and in that time they can grow more than 6 cm in length.
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Australian Tadpole Shrimp
(Triops australiensis)
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Triops australiensis, sometimes referred to as a shield shrimp, is an Australian species of the tadpole shrimp Triops.
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Arctic Tadpole Shrimp
(Lepidurus arcticus)
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Lepidurus arcticus is a species of tadpole shrimp which inhabits both ephemeral pools and permanent freshwater lakes of Norway, Greenland, Finland, Sweden, Svalbard, Iceland, Russia and the Kuril Islands.
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Shield Shrimp
(Lepidurus apus ssp. viridis)
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Lepidurus apus, commonly known as a tadpole shrimp, is a notostracan in the family Triopsidae, one of a lineage of shrimp-like crustaceans that have had a similar form since the Triassic period and are considered living fossils. This species is cosmopolitan, inhabiting temporary freshwater ponds over much of the world, and the most widespread of the tadpole shrimps. Like other notostracans, L. apus has a broad carapace, long segmented abdomen, and large numbers of padd
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Vicentine Tadpole Shrimp
(Triops vicentinus)
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Triops vincentinus is a species of freshwater crustacean tadpole shrimps.
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