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California clam shrimp

Cyzicus californicus

Classification

Family
Cyzicidae

Cyzicus californicus, the California clam shrimp or the setose clam shrimp, is a species of freshwater clam shrimp native to California. Taxonomy Cyzicus californicus was first described as Estheria californica in 1874. However, the name Estheria now refers to a genus of parasitic flies, and the animal was subsequently moved to the genus Cyzicus.

Distribution

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