Tags: Crustacean.
Branchinecta gaini is a species of fairy shrimp from Antarctica and Patagonia. It is the largest freshwater invertebrate in Antarctica at 16 mm (0.63 in) long. It lives on bacteria and other organisms surviving the winter as resting eggs.
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