Chirocephalus diaphanus Prevost, 1803
(Fairy Shrimp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChirocephalus diaphanus (Fairy Shrimp)
FamilyCHIROCEPHALIDAE (a family of fairy shrimps)
OrderANOSTRACA (brine and fairy shrimps)
SubclassSARSOSTRACA (brine and fairy shrimps)
ClassBRANCHIOPODA (branchiopods)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterry, P. 2002 Paul Toynton inspecting … Fairy Shrimps Vol 13, No 5 Page: 341

Chirocephalus diaphanus (Fairy Shrimp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chirocephalus diaphanus (Fairy Shrimp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chirocephalus diaphanus (Fairy Shrimp)
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