article SUBJECT MATTER OF EXPERIMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS OF WATER ANIMALS IN SCHOOL
AQUARIUM XXIII: AMERICAN TADPOLE SHRIMP (TRIOPS LONGICAUDATUS)
Lubomír Hanel
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year: 2025
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online publishing date: 23/9/2025
DOI: 10.14712/25337556.2025.1.1
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The order Notostraca, containing the single family Triopsidae, is a group of crustaceans known as tadpole shrimp or shield shrimp. The oldest known notostracan is from the Late Devonian. They have a broad, flat carapace, which conceals the head and bears a single pair of compound eyes. The abdomen is long, appears to be segmented and bears numerous pairs of flattened legs. The telson is flanked by a pair of long, thin caudal rami. Notostracans are omnivores living on the bottom of temporary pools and shallow lakes. Their reproductive system is extremely complex. They are cited as gonochoric (with separate males and females), and also parthenogenetic and hermaphroditic (self-fertilization is possible). Parthenogenesis (development from unfertilized eggs) is the most common reproductive strategy. Triops longicaudatus (commonly called American tadpole shrimp or longtail tadpole shrimp) is the most widespread notostracan species, and may be found in western North America, South America, Japan, South Korea, and on several Pacific Islands. This remarkable crustacean can be an interesting resident in a freshwater aquarium. The red variant is also kept in captivity. This paper provides information on breeding and ideas for observation in school aquariums.
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school aquarium, American tadpole shrimp, Triops longicaudatus, observation
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