MORE ABOUT CALIFORNIA FAIRY SHRIMP

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We highly recommend the book "Fairy Shrimps of California's Puddles, Pools and Playas" by Clyde Eriksen and Denton Belk, 1999.

Fairy shrimp species observed in California:

  • Artemia franciscana, San Francisco brine shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Artemia monica, Mono Lake brine shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Branchinecta campestris, pocked pouch fairy shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Branchinecta coloradensis, Colorado fairy shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Branchinecta conservatio, Conservancy fairy shrimp. Endangered. 
  • Branchinecta dissimilis, dissimilar fairy shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Branchinecta gigas, giant fairy shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Branchinecta lindahli, versatile fairy shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Branchinecta lindahli, versatile fairy shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Branchinecta longiantenna, longhorn fairy shrimp. Endangered. 
  • Branchinecta lynchi, vernal pool fairy shrimp. Threatened. 
  • Branchinecta mackini, alkali fairy shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Branchinecta mesovallensis, Midvalley fairy shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Branchinecta hiberna, winter fairy shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Branchinecta oriena, mountain fairy shrimp. Not listed. Some contested discussion on how this differs from B. dissimilis
  • Branchinecta sandiegonensis, San Diego fairy shrimp. Endangered. 
  • Eubranchipus bundyi, knobbedlip fairy shrimp. Not listed.
  • Eubranchipus oregonus, Oregon fairy shrimp. Not listed.
  • Eubranchipus serratus, ethologist fairy shrimp. Not listed.
  • Linderiella occidentalis, California fairy shrimp. Not listed.
  • Linderiella santarosae, Santa Rosa Plateau fairy shrimp. Not listed.
  • Streptocephalus dorothae, New Mexico fairy shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Streptocephalus sealii, spinytail fairy shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Streptocephalus texanus, Great Plains fairy shrimp. Not listed. 
  • Streptocephalus woottoni, Riverside fairy shrimp. Endangered. 

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