Lepidurus

Lepidurus is a genus of small crustaceans in the order Notostraca (tadpole shrimp). It is the larger of the two extant genera of the tadpole shrimps, the other being Triops. They are commonly found in vernal pools and survive dry periods with the help of long lasting resting eggs.

Species

The genus contains the following species:

• Lepidurus apus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Lepidurus arcticus <small>(Pallas, 1793)</small>
• Lepidurus batesoni <small>Longhurst, 1955</small>
• Lepidurus bilobatus <small>Packard, 1883 fide Rogers, 2001</small>
• Lepidurus couessii <small>Packard, 1875 fide Rogers, 2001</small>
• Lepidurus cryptus <small> Rogers, 2001</small>
• Lepidurus lemmoni <small>Holmes, 1894 fide Rogers, 2001</small>
• Lepidurus lubbocki
• Lepidurus mongolicus <small>Vekhoff, 1992</small>
• Lepidurus packardi <small>Simon, 1886 fide Rogers, 2001</small>
• Lepidurus patagonicus
• Lepidurus viridis

Species brought into synonymy

All listed synonyms are junior subjective synonyms.

• Lepidurus angasi ; accepted as Lepidurus apus
• Lepidurus barcaeus ; accepted as Lepidurus apus
• Lepidurus compressus ; accepted as Lepidurus apus
• Lepidurus glacialis ; accepted as Lepidurus arcticus
• Lepidurus hatcheri ; accepted as Lepidurus apus
• Lepidurus kirki ; accepted as Lepidurus apus
• Lepidurus lynchi ; accepted as Lepidurus lemmoni
• Lepidurus macrourus ; accepted as Lepidurus apus
• Lepidurus productus ; accepted as Lepidurus apus
• Lepidurus spitzbergensis ; accepted as Lepidurus arcticus
• Lepidurus ussuriensis ; accepted as Lepidurus arcticus
• Lepidurus viridulus ; accepted as Lepidurus apus

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