Dendrocephalus
Encyclopedia
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 eyestalk
s. The genus comprises 16 species in two subgenera:
Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908
Dendrocephalinus Rogers, 2006
Fairy shrimp
Anostraca is one of the four orders of crustaceans in the class Branchiopoda; its members are also known as fairy shrimp. They are usually long . Most species have 20 body segments, bearing 11 pairs of leaf-like phyllopodia , and the body lacks a carapace...
found in South
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. It is characterised by the presence of an antenna-like appendage
Appendage
In invertebrate biology, an appendage is an external body part, or natural prolongation, that protrudes from an organism's body . It is a general term that covers any of the homologous body parts that may extend from a body segment...
arising between the second antennae
Antenna (biology)
Antennae in biology have historically been paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods. More recently, the term has also been applied to cilium structures present in most cell types of eukaryotes....
and the eyestalk
Eyestalk
In anatomy, an eyestalk is a protrusion that extends the eye away from the body, giving the eye a better field of view than if it were unextended. It is common in nature and in fiction....
s. The genus comprises 16 species in two subgenera:
Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908
- Dendrocephalus affinis Pereira, 1984 – VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
- Dendrocephalus argentinus Pereira & Belk, 1987 – ParaguayParaguayParaguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
- Dendrocephalus brasiliensis Pesta, 1921 – ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... - Dendrocephalus cervicornis (Weltner, 1890) – ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
- Dendrocephalus conosurius Pereira & Ruiz, 1995
- Dendrocephalus cornutus Pereira & Belk, 1987 – Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
- Dendrocephalus geayi Daday, 1908 – VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
- Dendrocephalus goiasensis Rabet & Thiéry, 1996 – BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
- Dendrocephalus orientalis Rabet & Thiéry, 1996 – BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
- Dendrocephalus sarmentosus Pereira & Belk, 1987 – Galápagos IslandsGalápagos IslandsThe Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.The Galápagos Islands and its surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a...
- Dendrocephalus spartaenovae Margalef, 1967 – VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
- Dendrocephalus thieryi Rabet, 2006 – BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
- Dendrocephalus venezolanus Pereira, 1984 – VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
Dendrocephalinus Rogers, 2006
- Dendrocephalus acacioidea (Belk & Sissom, 1992) – United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
- Dendrocephalus alachua (Dexter, 1953) – United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
- Dendrocephalus lithaca Creaser, 1940 – United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...