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Triops longicaudatus

(LeConte, 1846)

Longtail Tadpole Shrimp

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.108637
Element CodeICBRA09010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassBranchiopoda
OrderNotostraca
FamilyTriopsidae
GenusTriops
Other Common Names
Summer Tadpole Shrimp (EN)
Concept Reference
McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Actually represents a large complex of many species (Maeda-Martínez et al., 2000; Murugan et al., 2002).
Conservation Status
Review Date2008-10-08
Change Date2000-06-21
Edition Date2008-10-08
Edition AuthorsRogers, D.C.
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Until the taxonomy is cleared up, the status of this complex cannot be accurately assessed. As it is currently delineated, it is widespread and common.
Range Extent Comments
Widespread in the southern deserts, from Mexico to the USA, from California, east to Texas, north through the Great Plains to southern Canada.
Occurrences Comments
Hossack et al. (2010) provided documented records for Montana from Philips, Powder River, Teton, and Valley Cos.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Occurs in alkaline, turbid, warm to hot water temporary pools and playas, rice paddies and other similar artificial habitats.
Palustrine Habitats
TEMPORARY POOL
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
KansasSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MissouriSUYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (1)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
References (7)
  1. Helm, B.P. 1998. Biogeography of eight large branchiopods endemic to California. Pages 124-139 in C.W. Witham, E.T. Bauder, D. Belk, W.R. Ferren, Jr. and R. Ornduff (eds.) Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Vernal Pool Ecosystems- Proceedings from a 1996 Conference. California Native Plant society, Sacramento, California.
  2. Hossack, B.R., R.L. Newell, and D.C. Rogers. 2010. Branchiopods (Anostraca, Notostraca) from protected areas of western Montana. Northwest Science 84(1):52-59.
  3. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 1999. February 17-last update. Integrated Taxonomic Information System: Biological Names. Online. Available: http://www.itis.gov.
  4. Maeda-Martinez, A.M., H. Obregon-Barboza, H. Garcia-Valazco, and G. Murugan. 2000. A proposal on th e phylogeny and the historical biogeography of the tadpole shrimp <i>Triops</i>. Anostracan News, 8(2): 1-3.
  5. McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.
  6. Murugan, G., A.M. Maeda-Martinez, H. Obregon-Barboza, and N.Y. Hernandez-Saavedra, 2002. Molecular characterization of the tadpole shrimp <i>Triops </i>(Branchiopoda: Notostraca) from the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico: New insights on species diversity and phylogeny of the genus. Studies on Large Branchiopod Biology, Hydrobiologia, 486: 101-113.
  7. Saunders, J.F., III. 1980. Eubranchiopoda of Colorado. Part 1. Introduction and Notostraca. Natural History Inventory of Colorado 5: 11-24.