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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Arthropoda (phylum) » Branchiopoda (class) » Diplostraca (order) » Leptestheriidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 27 053001 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Eoleptestheria ticinensis (Balsamo-Crivelli, 1859) |
Rank: | Species |
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Taxon Notes: | This species is native to central Europe and China, and known Australian populations were most likely introduced by migratory birds from China (Timms, 2009). | ||
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Record source and Scientific Name verified against: | Timms, B.V., 2009. First records of a leptestherid clam shrimp in Australia (Crustacea, Spinicaudata, Leptestheriidae, Eoleptestheria)., Zookeys, Vol. 18: 1-16. |