Dendrocephalus brasiliensis

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1. Taxonomy and Classification

• Phylum: Arthropoda

• Class: Branchiopoda

• Order: Anostraca

• Family: Thamnocephalidae

• Genus: Dendrocephalus

• Species: D. brasiliensis

• Authority: Pesta, 1921

Size: Adults range from 10–25 mm

• Body plan:• Lacks a carapace

• Segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen

• Equipped with stalked compound eyes and a median naupliar eye

• Thorax: Bears 11 pairs of phyllopodia for swimming, respiration, and feeding

Conservation Status

• Not formally assessed by the IUCN Red List