{"id":19242,"date":"2020-01-16T18:51:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T17:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/what-to-see-in-andalusia\/species-in-andalusia\/grandes-branquiopodos-de-andalucia\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:29:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:29:06","slug":"fairy-shrimps-of-andalusia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/blog\/fairy-shrimps-of-andalusia\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairy shrimps of Andalusia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Locally common &#8220;ghost&#8221; species: an excellent opportunity to discover a mythical group.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Charca-temporal-del-Cabrero-scaled-800x600.jpg\" data-id=\"25941\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25941 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"25941\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Charca-temporal-del-Cabrero-scaled-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Charca-temporal-del-Cabrero-scaled-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Charca-temporal-del-Cabrero-scaled-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Charca-temporal-del-Cabrero-scaled.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mediterranean temporary pond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dscn1790.jpg\" data-id=\"6512\" alt=\"Branchipus schaefferi anostrac\u00e9 (Branchiopoda Anostraca)\" class=\"wp-image-6512 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"6512\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dscn1790.jpg\" alt=\"Branchipus schaefferi anostrac\u00e9 (Branchiopoda Anostraca)\" class=\"wp-image-6512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dscn1790.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dscn1790-380x285.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anostraca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cyzicus-grubei.jpg\" data-id=\"42274\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42274 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" data-id=\"42274\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cyzicus-grubei.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cyzicus-grubei.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cyzicus-grubei-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cyzicus-grubei-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cyzicus-grubei-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spinicaudata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_20190228_112356r.jpg\" data-id=\"19062\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19062 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"19062\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_20190228_112356r.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_20190228_112356r.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_20190228_112356r-380x285.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Notostraca<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12 fairy shrimps (Anostraca)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 clam shrimps (Spinicaudata)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Triops<\/em>, tadpole shrimp (aggr. of cryptic species)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inhabitants of Mediterranean temporary ponds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extraordinary biology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:20px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:0\"><em>_ <strong><\/strong><strong>Branchiopods<\/strong> are arthropods, i.e. invertebrates with an exoskeleton, whose abdominal legs serve as gills for breathing, and are linked to continental aquatic environments. They are also the most primitive class of the large group of crustaceans, which -we must remember- are especially diverse and abundant in the sea, while insects are abundant on the continents.  <\/em><em>&#8220;<strong>Surprising<\/strong>&#8221; is possibly the best word to define this group of animals whose biology often constitutes an exception. Of course, they attract the attention of the naturalist because of their scarcity, but also because of the curiosity of species that seem to survive against common sense. <\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With 15 detected species, Andalusia represents a diversity hotspot for the group in Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_20190228_112435.jpg\" alt=\"Large branchiopods in Andalusia: Triops mauritanicus agg.\" class=\"wp-image-19063 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_20190228_112435.jpg\" alt=\"Large branchiopods in Andalusia: Triops mauritanicus agg.\" class=\"wp-image-19063\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_20190228_112435.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_20190228_112435-380x285.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Large branchiopods in Andalusia: Triops mauritanicus agg.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1349\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png 1349w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11-380x27.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11-800x56.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1349px) 100vw, 1349px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Large branchiopods in Andalusia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Crustacea Branchiopoda<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dscn2198-e1579033048360.jpg\" alt=\"Diaphanous Fairy Schrimp (Chirocephalus diaphanus)\" class=\"wp-image-3812 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dscn2198-e1579033048360.jpg\" alt=\"Diaphanous Fairy Schrimp (Chirocephalus diaphanus)\" class=\"wp-image-3812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dscn2198-e1579033048360.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dscn2198-e1579033048360-380x238.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Diaphanous Fairy Schrimp (Chirocephalus diaphanus<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Branchiopoda group is divided into four orders. We find larger species, rarer but easy to notice and informally coined <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Branchiopoda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Large Branchiopods<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTOSTRACA<\/strong>. Notostracaceans (literally &#8220;shield-shell&#8221;), represented by the Genus <em>Triops<\/em> and really primitive appearance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SPINICAUDATA<\/strong>. Concostrata (&#8220;clam-crustaceans&#8221;) with bivalve protective shell, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ANOSTRACA<\/strong>. The defenseless Anostraceans (&#8220;shell-less&#8221;) also known as fairy shrimps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ANOMOPODA<\/strong>. To complete this picture, add the broader order of cladocerans, or water fleas, microscopic and highly modified planktonic organisms within the class, also bivalves and provided with a terminal spine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Iberian endemisms<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_20190228_112356r.jpg\" alt=\"Mediterranean tadpole shrimp (Triops mauritanicus)\" class=\"wp-image-19062 lazyload\" title=\"Notostraca\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_20190228_112356r.jpg\" alt=\"Mediterranean tadpole shrimp (Triops mauritanicus)\" class=\"wp-image-19062\" title=\"Notostraca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_20190228_112356r.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_20190228_112356r-380x285.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Andalusian Fairy Schrimp<\/strong> (<em>Linderiella baetica<\/em>) is the rarest and most threatened species by far, known from a single peri-urban locality and developing under specific hydrological conditions of low mineralization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other notable species are the<strong> Iberian Clam shrimp<\/strong> (<em>Cyzicus grubei<\/em>), <strong>Moorish Clam shrimp<\/strong> (<em>Maghrebestheria maroccana<\/em>), the aggregate of <strong>Mediterranean Triops<\/strong> species (<em>Triops mauritanicus aggr.<\/em>) and the <strong>Iberian Fairy Shrimp<\/strong> (<em>Branchippus cortesi<\/em>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We must also mention the <strong>Brine shrimps<\/strong> (Artemia spp) well known to the public and restricted to salt flats and salty lagoons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Temporary Mediterranean ponds<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1_La-Florida-2.jpg\" alt=\"La Florida lagoon\" class=\"wp-image-6396 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1_La-Florida-2.jpg\" alt=\"La Florida lagoon\" class=\"wp-image-6396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1_La-Florida-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1_La-Florida-2-380x253.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with amphibians and various atypical ferns (Marsilea, Isoetes), the Large Branchiopods are the true specialists of temporary Mediterranean ponds and lagoons. This habitat, more abundant in arid regions, is highly threatened by changes in land use and currently considered a priority for conservation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have been passionate about Mediterranean temporary pools and have carried out multiple inventories of large branchiopods in Andalusia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Large branchiopods: list of species present in Andalusia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>#<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">FAMILY<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">SPECIES<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">COMMON NAME<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ID<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">DISTRIBUTION<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">HABITAT<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">RARITY<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>ANOSTRACA<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Artemiidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Artemia franciscana<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>San Francisco Brine shrimp<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Delicate<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cosmopolitan<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Hipersaline<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">EXO<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Artemiidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Artemia parthenogenetica diploide<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Diploid Brine shrimp<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Delicate<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Palearctic<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Hipersaline<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Artemiidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Artemia parthenogenetica tetraploide<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Tetraploid Brine shrimp<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Delicate<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Palearctic<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Hipersaline<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Artemiidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Artemia salina<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Brine shrimp<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Delicate<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Palearctic<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Hipersaline<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Branchipodidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Branchipus cortesi<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Iberian Fairy Shrimp **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Iberian<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Shallow Ponds<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">pC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Branchipodidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Branchipus schaefferi<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong><strong>Puddle Fairy Schrimp<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Palearctic<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Shallow Ponds<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Branchipodidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Tanymastix stagnalis<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong><strong>Marsh Fairy Shrimp<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unmistakable<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Western Palearctic<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Shallow Ponds<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Chirocephalidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Branchinectella media<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong><strong>Mediterranean Fairy Schrimp<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Delicate<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Mediterranean, Central Asia<strong><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Hipersaline<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Chirocephalidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Chirocephalus diaphanus<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong><strong>Diaphanous Fairy Schrimp<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Palearctic<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Shallow Ponds<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Linderiellidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Linderiella baetica<\/em> <strong>**<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Andalusian Fairy Schrimp **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Delicate<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">One pond in Cadix<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Shallow Ponds<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">RR \/ <strong>CR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Streptocephalidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Streptocephalus torvicornis<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong><strong>Tweezers Fairy Schrimp<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unmistakable<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Palearctic<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Deep ponds<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Thamnocephalidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Phallocryptus spinosa<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong><strong>Spiny Fairy<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>Shrimp<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Circum-Mediterranean<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Hipersaline<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>NOTOSTRACA<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Triopidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Triops mauritanicus aggr.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Mediterranean tadpole shrimp agg.<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unmistakable\/ Dificult<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ibero-maghrebian<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Shallow Ponds<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">C<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>SPINICAUDATA<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cyzidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Cyzicus grubei<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Iberian Clam shrimp<\/strong> <strong>**<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Delicate<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ibero-balear<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Shallow Ponds<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">R<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Leptestheriidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Maghrebestheria maroccana<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Moorish Clam shrimp<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Delicate<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ibero-maghrebian<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Shallow Ponds<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">RR<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">(1) SPECIES. <strong>*<\/strong> European endemism. <strong>**<\/strong> Iberian endemism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">(2) PREFERED HABITAT. <strong>Pond<\/strong>: shallow water body. <strong>Hipersaline<\/strong>: extremelly salty waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">(3) RARITY IN ANDALUSIA. <strong>C<\/strong>: common.<strong> pC<\/strong>: scarce <strong>R<\/strong>: rare. <strong>RR<\/strong>: very rare. <strong>CR<\/strong>: critically endangered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern species exclusive within Europe &#8211; an invitation to complete your field guide. 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