Streptocephalus purcelii

(WIP Come Back Soon)

Taxonomy and Classification

• Phylum: Arthropoda

• Class: Branchiopoda

• Order: Anostraca

• Family: Streptocephalidae

• Genus: Streptocephalus

• Species: S. purcelli

• Authority: G.O. Sars, 1898

Size: Adults typically 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

• No known federal or provincial protection