Tadpole shrimp  (Triops cancriformis)

Facts

Previously known as:Apus cancriformis
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Crustacea
Order Notostraca
Family Triopsidae
Genus Triops (1)
Size Body length (in captivity): up to 6 cm (2)
Body length (in the wild): up to 11 cm (2)
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Status

Classified as Endangered in Great Britain, and fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (3).