Temporary ponds are the most peculiar and representative water bodies in the arid and
semi-arid regions of the world, where they often represent diversity hotspots that greatly …

The Spinicaudata (spiny clam shrimp) are a large group of freshwater, bivalved branchiopod
crustaceans in need of taxonomic revision. Herein, the extant Spinicaudata families and …

A checklist of the Anostraca (fairy shrimp) is presented with synonyms. More than 700
anostracan taxa are presented, of which 407 are considered valid families, genera and …

The extant genera of the spinicaudatan clam shrimp family Limnadiidae are revised using
morphological criteria built on previously published molecular analyses. The combined …

Mediterranean temporary ponds are present in five biogeographical regions, which are
characterized by hot dry summers and cool mild winters. These ponds host high levels of …

Clam shrimps are a group of freshwater crustaceans who prospered during the Late
Triassic. They were abundant in lacustrine sedimentary records of continental basins …

Limited understanding of the morphological variation and genetics of the genus Lepidurus
have caused confusion for workers attempting to determine North American species of this …

The family Thamnocephalidae, especially the genus Branchinella, has become a mélange
of genera and species with unclear affinities. A genus level revision of the family, using …

We review the current knowledge surrounding the Triops granarius morphological species
group globally, and present a revision of the southern African T. granarius forms based on …

We investigated the phylogenetic relationships among the three presently recognized
subspecies of the tadpole shrimp, Triops cancriformis, using mitochondrial 16S and 12S …