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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Branchiopoda
      Order: Anostraca
        Family: Streptocephalidae
          Genus: Streptocephalus
            Species: moorei

Spinythumb Fairy Shrimp - Streptocephalus moorei

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Moore's Fairy Shrimp (Streptocephalus moorei) is a large (11-16 mm) freshwater branchiopod that is only known from three pools in southern New Mexico, U.S. and another locality in northern Chihuahua, Mexico. They inhabit temporary ponds, pools, and man-made water catchments but are absent from running water.

Status

Global Rank: G1

State Rank: SNR

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BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 2

Number of Mapped Locations: 2

Number of Observations: 4

Observation date range: 10-12-1995 to 09-17-2000

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