Triops vicentinus
Triops vincentinus is a species of freshwater crustacean tadpole shrimps.
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Triops vicentinus Korn, Machado, Cristo & Cancela da Fonseca, 2010 | |
It is endemic to Portugal, and only found within the Faro District.[1]
It diverged from Triops cancriformis about 180 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic Epoch.
References
- Quinta, Luís. "O resistente da costa vicentina". National Geographic Portugal. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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