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Triops longicaudatus

Crustaceans

Triops longicaudatus is a freshwater crustacean of the order Notostraca, resembling a miniature horseshoe crab. It has an elongated, segmented body, a flattened, shield-like brownish carapace covering two-thirds of its thorax, and two long filaments on its abdomen, and it is found in freshwater ponds and pools, often in places where few other higher forms of life can survive. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Scientific Name
Triops longicaudatus 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Branchiopoda, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Triops longicaudatus

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Triops longicaudatus (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Triops longicaudatus (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    Triops longicaudatus is a freshwater crustacean of the order Notostraca, resembling a miniature horseshoe crab.
  • article text (diet), EntityId 363426
    Tadpole shrimps are omnivorous and may eat algae, insects, and other organic debris; they are known to chase very small fry, tadpoles, and oligochaete worms.
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Lead section
    Triops longicaudatus (commonly called American tadpole shrimp or longtail tadpole shrimp) is a freshwater crustacean of the order Notostraca, resembling a miniature horseshoe crab.
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2. Wikipedia: Triops longicaudatus
WikipediaWikidata Q135052 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Triops longicaudatus
Child Taxon Of: Branchiopoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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