Dendrocephalus cornutus

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 cornutus

Name

Dendrocephalus cornutus Pereira & Belk 1987.

• Holotype: United States National History Smithsonian Institution 231564, 1 male.
• Allotype: United States National History Smithsonian Institution 231565, 1 female.
• Paratypes: United States National History Smithsonian Institution 231566, 1 male & 2 females.
• Type locality: five milles (8 km) southwest of Liberia, Costa Rica, Central America (10º30’N – 85º30’ W).
• Collector: Paul Spangler in January 24, 1965.

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