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Beavertail Fairy Shrimps
Thamnocephalus
Thamnocephalus is a genus of fairy shrimp within the family Thamnocephalidae. There are currently 5 species assigned to the genus, along with 2 subgenera.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Beavertail Fairy Shrimp
speciesThamnocephalus platyurus

Mexican Beavertail Fairy Shrimp
speciesThamnocephalus mexicanus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 171560.