Branchinecta mexicana is a species of fairy shrimp in the family Branchinectidae. It is found in Central America.[2][3][1]
| Branchinecta mexicana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Anostraca |
| Family: | Branchinectidae |
| Genus: | Branchinecta |
| Species: | B. mexicana
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| Binomial name | |
| Branchinecta mexicana Maeda-Martínez, Obregón-Barboza & Dumont, 1992
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The IUCN conservation status of Branchinecta mexicana is "CR", critically endangered. The species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 1996.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Maeda-Martinez, A.M. (1996). "Branchinecta mexicana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T3044A9550338. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3044A9550338.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Branchinecta mexicana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ "Branchinecta mexicana". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
Further reading
edit- Belk, Denton; Brtek, Ján (1995). "Checklist of the Anostraca" (PDF). Hydrobiologia. 298 (1–3): 315–353. doi:10.1007/BF00033826.
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