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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Branchiopods (Branchiopoda) » Brine Shrimp and Fairy Shrimp (Anostraca) » Streptocephalidae » Streptocephalus » Streptocephalus sealii

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Anostraca - Streptocephalus sealii

Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
January 16, 2018

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Contributed by Joshua Doby on 16 January, 2018 - 8:23pm
Last updated 22 January, 2018 - 3:48pm

Moved tentatively

Moved from Brine Shrimp and Fairy Shrimp.

… metrioptera, 22 January, 2018 - 3:48pm

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shrimp

Ann Dunn says this is "probably Dendrocephalus alachua" but you'd have to dissect it to make sure (there are 4 or 5 other species in the state)

… metrioptera, 17 January, 2018 - 7:20pm

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Thanks,

Thanks, what parts would need to be seen if dissected?

… Joshua Doby, 17 January, 2018 - 9:54pm

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Hi Joshua, the identifying characteristics are the cephalic appendages, which are multi-lobed and have distinctive spines per species. This is a really cool find! Do you have more location information?

… Ann Dunn, 20 January, 2018 - 1:24pm

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I will get and post photographs of the cephalic appendages. They were found in an ephemeral pool that was most likely created during hurricane Irma and when these specimens were seen the pool was at the deepest point a foot or less. There was also a species of Lynceidae and a Diaptomid copepod in the pool. The location was Payne's Prairie, near La Chua Trail.

… Joshua Doby, 21 January, 2018 - 5:15pm

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probably Streptocephalus actually

I contacted Christopher Rogers at KU, who says it's Streptocephalus (possibly S. sealii) based on second antennae shape. Oops. Thanks for the location data and the other sightings! Very cool animals.

… Ann Dunn, 22 January, 2018 - 3:16pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 January, 2018 - 9:04pm

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