Branchinecta gigas

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Branchinecta gigas
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Crustacea Order: Anostraca Family: Branchinectidae Genus: Branchinecta Species: B. gigas
Binomial name
Branchinecta gigas Lynch, 1937 Lynch, 1937

Branchinecta gigas is a species of fairy shrimp in family Branchinectidae, commonly called the giant fairy shrimp. Reaching 15 cm in length, it is the largest member of the class Branchiopoda. It is found in Canada and the United States.

[edit] Source

• Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group 1996. Branchinecta gigas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 August 2007.