Tanymastix stagnalis

Tanymastix stagnalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Branchiopoda
Order:
Anostraca
Family:
Tanymastigidae
Genus:
Tanymastix
Species:
T. stagnalis
Binomial name
Tanymastix stagnalis
Synonyms
  • Cancer stagnalis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tanymastix lacunae (Guérin, 1829)
  • Gammarus stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Astacus stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Branchipus lacunae (Guérin-Méneville, 1829)
  • Chirocephalus lacunae Frauenfeld, 1873
  • Tanymastix lacunae Daday, 1910

Tanymastix stagnalis is a species of Anostraca (fairy shrimp) that lives in temporary pools across Europe. It may reach up to 2 cm (0.8 in) in some areas and has 11 pairs of bristly, flattened appendages. It swims upside-down and filters food particles from the water. It is the only species of Anostraca in Ireland, having been discovered in Rahasane turlough in 1974.