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Dendrocephalus
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Dendrocephalus

Dendrocephalus is a genus of fairy shrimp found in South and North America. It is characterised by the presence of an antenna-like appendage arising between the second antennae and the eyestalks. The genus comprises 16 species in two subgenera:

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Dendrocephalus sarmentosus

speciesDendrocephalus sarmentosus

Dendrocephalus acacioidea

speciesDendrocephalus acacioidea

Dendrocephalus proeliator

speciesDendrocephalus proeliator

Dendrocephalus alachua

speciesDendrocephalus alachua

Dendrocephalus lithaca

speciesDendrocephalus lithaca

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 171422.