There is very little known about this species, I’m not even sure if it’s currently believed to exist. It is known only from a handful of males collected and preserved in the early 1900s. The claw like endite of the 1st thoracic appendage argues strongly that it is/was a distinct species.
Major species
Lepidurus batesoni
Subspecies
none
Range
Russia
Habitat
unknown
Temperature range
Unknown
Body ring/segments
33, 8 apodous
Appendages
49 – 52
Notable characters
Carapace more rounded than typical in Lepidurus, endite 6 of the first thoracic appendage is developed into a claw like structure (it is reduced to a small lobe in all other notostracans), second maxilla present
Reproduction
Bisexual
My Triops (October 4, 2023) Lepidurus batesoni. Retrieved from https://mytriops.com/lepidurus-batesoni/.
"Lepidurus batesoni." My Triops - October 4, 2023, https://mytriops.com/lepidurus-batesoni/
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My Triops - Lepidurus batesoni. [Internet]. [Accessed October 4, 2023]. Available from: https://mytriops.com/lepidurus-batesoni/
"Lepidurus batesoni." My Triops - Accessed October 4, 2023. https://mytriops.com/lepidurus-batesoni/
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