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/
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1. Triops longicaudatus (Wikipedia)
Introduction
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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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.
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Captive Triops are frequently kept in aquariums and fed a diet consisting mainly of carrots, shrimp pellets and dried shrimp.
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.
View the Source2. NatureServe Explorer: Triops longicaudatus
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"roundedGRank": "G5"
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Triops longicaudatus (Animal Diversity Web)
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CITES No special status
4. Wikipedia: Triops longicaudatus
5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Triops longicaudatus
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2235060, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 2235060, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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Wikidata: Triops longicaudatus
Child Taxon Of: Branchiopoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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