Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Dendrocephalus sarmentosus
Fairy shrimp
temporary fresh water pools
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Branchiopoda
Order
Anostraca
Family
Thamnocephalidae
Genus
Dendrocephalus
Species
sarmentosus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
- Brendonck, L. Thiery, A. & Coomans, A. (1990) Taxonomy and Biogegraphy of the Galápagos Branchiopod Fauna (Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata). J. Crustacean Biol. 10(4): 676-694.
- Gerecke, R. Peck, S.B. & Pehofer, H.E. (1995) The invertebrate fauna of the inland waters of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador) - a limnological and zoogeographical summary. Arch. Hydrobiol./ Suppl. 107(2): 113-147.
- Peck, S.B. (1994) Diversity and zoogeography of the non-oceanic Crustacea of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (excluding terrestrial Isopoda). Canadian Journal of Zoology 72: 54-69.
- Pereira, G. Belk, D. (1987) Three new species of Dendrocephalus (Anostraca: Thamnocephalidae) from Central and South America. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 7(3): 572-580.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Dendrocephalus sarmentosus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14034. Accessed 4 November 2026.