Branchinella lithaca Creaser, 1940
Stone Mountain fairy shrimp
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Chirocephalus lithacus, Creaser 1940
Specimens in the USNM are labelled as "Chirocephalus lithacus (Creaser, 1940)". However, Branchinella lithaca seems to be the generally accepted scientific name for this species (IWCSG, 1996).
Conservation Status
Last record 1951
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Stone Mountain, De Kalb County, Georgia, USA
Biology
Hypodigm
Holotype: USNM 79294 (male)
Allotype: USNM 79295 (female)
Paratype: USNM 79296 (female)
(for more detailed information on the specimens held in the USNM invertebrate collection search "Chirocephalus lithacus" at https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/iz/)
Media
References
Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group. (1996). Branchinella lithaca. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. (https://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 24 April 2011.