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12-22-2016

Branchinecta longiantenna

Branchinecta longiantenna NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Branchinecta longiantenna is a rare species of crustacean in the family Branchinectidae and the order Anostraca, the fairy shrimp. Its common name is longhorn fairy shrimp. It is endemic to California in the United States, where there are only four known populations. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.There are four populations in California, all well separated from each other. In San Luis Obispo County the fairy shrimp occurs in vernal pools on the Carrizo Plain. Several are protected, and some are unprotected on private property. In Merced County in the Central Valley, the species can be found within the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, where it is protected. In Contra Costa County the species is present in several vernal pools and can be found in scattered water-filled rock indentations. This population is protected in a preserve. In Alameda County the fairy shrimp occurs in vernal pools in a preserve, where it is protected. In addition to these four populations, one individual fairy shrimp was located near Los Banos in 2003, but it probably does not indicate the presence of a new population

Detailed information
Full Name: Longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Crustaceans
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 09/19/1994 California/Nevada Region (Region 8) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Longhorn fairy shrimp, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: California
  • US Counties in which the Longhorn fairy shrimp, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Longhorn fairy shrimp, Wherever found is known to occur: Grasslands Wildlife Management Area, San Luis National Wildlife Refuge
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
04/01/2013 78 FR 19510 19514 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada; request for information
05/25/2011 76 FR 30377 30382 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon
03/05/2008 73 FR 11945 11950 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California, Nevada and Southern Oregon
02/10/2006 71 FR 7118 7316 Final rule; administrative revisions - Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants
09/02/2005 70 FR 52434 52436 Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan, Contra Costa County, CA
08/11/2005 70 FR 46924 46999 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants in California and Southern Oregon; Evaluation of Economic Exclusions From August 2003 Final Designation; Final Rule
11/18/2004 69 FR 67602 Draft Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon
08/06/2003 68 FR 46782 46832 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants in California and Southern Oregon; (Part 3 of 4)
08/06/2003 68 FR 46833 46867 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants in California and Southern Oregon; (Part 4 of 4)
08/06/2003 68 FR 46733 46782 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation of Critical Habitat for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants in California and Southern Oregon; (Part 2 of 4)
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