Dendrocephalus argentinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anostracina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Classis: Branchiopoda Superordo: Sarsostraca Ordo: Anostraca Subordo: Anostracina

Familia: Thamnocephalidae
Genus: Dendrocephalus
Species: Dendrocephalus argentinus

Name

Dendrocephalus argentinus Pereira & Belk 1987.

• Holotype: Museo Biología de la Universidad Central de Venezuela MBUCV XI-2081, 1 male.
• Allotype: Museo Biología de la Universidad Central de Venezuela MBUCV XI-2082, 1 female.
• Paratypes: Museo Biología de la Universidad Central de Venezuela MBUCV XI-2083. United States National Museum Smithsonian Intitution USNM 216165,
• Type locality: a road materials pit beside Route 1 a 13 km south od Andalgala, Catamarca, Argentina. (28º30’S – 65º30’W)
• Collector: Arthur C Hulse in March 8, 1974.

References

Primary references

• Pereira, G. & Belk, D. 1987. Three new species of Dendrocephalus (Anostraca: Thamnocephalidae) from Central and South America. Journal of Crustacean Biology 7(3): 572–580. DOI: 10.2307/1548305 JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Belk, D & Brtek, J. (1995). Chelist of the Anostraca. Hydrobiologia 298:313-353.
• Dendrocephalus argentinus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• ZipCodeZoo Dendrocephalus argentinus Pereira & Belk, 1987