Branchinella lithaca
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Branchinella lithaca (Creaser, 1940)
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Branchinella lithaca, the Stone Mountain fairy shrimp, is a species of crustacean in the family Thamnocephalidae. It was collected on Stone Mountain, De Kalb County, Georgia in 1940, and has not been seen since.[2] It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
- ^ a b Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Branchinella lithaca". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. IUCN: e.T3055A9562364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3055A9562364.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Ralph W. Dexter (1953). "Studies on North American fairy shrimps with the description of two new species". American Midland Naturalist. 49 (3): 751–771. JSTOR 2485207.