Tanymastix

Tanymastix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anostraca
Family: Tanymastigidae
Genus: Tanymastix
Simon, 1886
Species
  • Tanymastix stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tanymastix motasi Orghidan, 1945
  • Tanymastix stellae Cottarelli, 1968

Tanymastix is a genus of anostracan crustaceans, characterised by their lenticular (lentil-shaped) eggs.[1] It comprises three species. Tanymastix stagnalis has a wide distribution across Europe and North Africa. T. motasi is endemic to Romania and Macedonia, while T. stellae was endemic to Sardinia.[2] The type locality of T. stellae has since been destroyed and the species is believed to be extinct; reports of T. stellae surviving on Corsica have not been confirmed, despite repeated attempts.[2]

References

  1. ^ A. Thiéry & T. Calvière (2004). "Volume 2: fiches espèces". In P. Grillas, P. Gauthier, N. Yavercovski & C. Perennou (in French) (PDF). Les mares temporaires méditerranéennes. Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat. p. 90–92. ISBN 2-9103-6849-1. http://www.tourduvalat.org/content/download/309/2501/version/2/file/Guide_gestion_vol2.pdf. 
  2. ^ a b Valerio Ketmaier, Rita Mandatori, Elvira De Matthaeis & Graziella Mura (2005). "Molecular systematics and phylogeography in the fairy shrimp Tanymastix stagnalis based on mitochondrial DNA". Journal of Zoology 266 (4): 401–410. doi:10.1017/S0952836905007041.