Parastreptocephalus

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Kingdom Animalia Family Streptocephalidae Scientific name Streptocephalus zuluensis Higher classification Streptocephalus Order Anostraca		Subphylum Crustacea Genus Streptocephalus Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species
Subgenus Parastreptocephalus Brendonck & Hamer, 1992 Similar Streptocephalus, Anostraca, Crustacean, Branchiopoda, Branchinella

Parastreptocephalus is a subgenus of the fairy shrimp genus Streptocephalus, characterised by features of the male antennae and the tetrahedral shape of the eggs. It comprises six species:

Streptocephalus kaokoensis Barnard, 1929 – Namibia

Streptocephalus lamellifer Thiele, 1900 – Tanzania

Streptocephalus queenslandicus Herbert & Timms, 2000 – Queensland

Streptocephalus siamensis Sanoamuang & Saengphan, 2006 – Thailand

Streptocephalus sudanicus Daday de Dées, 1910 – Sahel

Streptocephalus zuluensis Brendonck & Hamer, 1992 – Zimbabwe & South Africa, endangered

References

Parastreptocephalus Wikipedia

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