Fairy shrimp  (Chirocephalus diaphanus)

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Glossary

  • Carapace: the top shell of a turtle. In arthropods (insects, crabs etc), the fused head and thorax (the part of the body located near the head) also known as ‘cephalothorax’.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (Jan 2003): http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Macan, T. T. (1959) A guide to freshwater invertebrate animals. Longmans, Green & Co Ltd., London.
  3. Joint Nature Conservation Committee (1991) British Red Data Books 3: Invertebrates other than insects. JNCC, Peterborough.
  4. The Environment Agency (1998) Species and Habitats Handbook: look-up chart of species and their legal status. Environment Agency, Bristol.
  5. Nichols, D., Cooke, J. & Whiteley, D. (1971) The Oxford Book of Invertebrates. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  6. Olsen, L., Sunesen, J., & Pedersen, B. V. (1999) Small freshwater creatures. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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