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eastern fairy shrimp

Eubranchipus vernalis

Classification

Eubranchipus vernalis, known generally as the springtime fairy shrimp or eastern fairy shrimp, is a species of freshwater fairy shrimp in the family Chirocephalidae. It inhabits cool, temporary, usually fish-free vernal pools in eastern North America and is active from late winter through spring. Taxonomy Eubranchipus vernalis was originally described by Addison Emery Verrill in 1869 as Branchipus vernalis.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 195