Branchinecta mexicana

Branchinecta mexicana is a species of fairy shrimp in the family Branchinectidae. It is found in Central America.[2][3][1]

Branchinecta mexicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anostraca
Family: Branchinectidae
Genus: Branchinecta
Species:
B. mexicana
Binomial name
Branchinecta mexicana
Maeda-Martínez, Obregón-Barboza & Dumont, 1992

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

  1. "Branchinecta mexicana Red List status". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  2. "Branchinecta mexicana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  3. "Branchinecta mexicana". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.

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