Tags: Crustacean.

Triops granarius is a species of tadpole shrimp with a broad distribution from Africa and the Middle East to China and Japan. They have elongated bodies and large flaps. Unlike most Triops species males make up 40% of the population of this species. Males can be distinguished by their dark shade.

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class
Branchiopoda
family
Notostraca
genus
Triops
kingdom
Animal
order
Notostraca
phylum
Arthropod, Crustacean
synonym
Triops numidicus (Grube 1865)

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