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12-22-2016

Branchinecta lynchi

Branchinecta lynchi 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.

ITIS Reports — Branchinecta lynchi ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. Status: Threatened. Classification: Invertebrate. Description. Vernal pool fairy shrimp are one-inch-long relatives of lobsters and crabs. Like lobsters or crabs, these shrimp are a type.The U.S. FWS’s Threatened & Endangered Species System track information about listed species in the United States

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. The vernal pool fairy shrimp, Branchinecta lynchi, is a species of freshwater crustacean in the family Branchinectidae. It is endemic to the U.S. states of Oregon and California, living in vernal pools as well as non-vernal pool habitat. They range in size from 0.43 to 0.98 inches long. Vernal pool fairy shrimp are listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List, and has been listed as Federally Threatened species since 1994.

Detailed information
Full Name: Vernal Pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Crustaceans
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 09/19/1994 California/Nevada Region (Region 8) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Vernal Pool fairy shrimp, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: California , Oregon
  • US Counties in which the Vernal Pool fairy shrimp, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Vernal Pool fairy shrimp, Wherever found is known to occur: Grasslands Wildlife Management Area, Merced National Wildlife Refuge, North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area, Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge ... Show All Refuges
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
11/04/2013 78 FR 66058 66061 Habitat Conservation Plan for South Sacramento County, California
03/22/2013 78 FR 17709 Notice of Availability, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Plan for Rogue and Illinois Valley Vernal Pool and Wet Meadow Ecosystems
05/25/2011 76 FR 30377 30382 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon
02/10/2011 76 FR 7528 7530 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Revise Critical Habitat for Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp and Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp
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
09/22/2006 71 FR 55508 55509 Draft Recovery Plan for Listed Species of the Rogue Valley Vernal Pool and Illinois Valley Wet Meadow Ecosystems
03/22/2006 71 FR 14538 14542 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada: Notice of review.
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
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
12/15/2005 Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
12/15/2005 Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
03/22/2013 78 FR 17709 Notice of Availability, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Plan for Rogue and Illinois Valley Vernal Pool and Wet Meadow Ecosystems
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
05/25/2011 76 FR 30377 30382 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
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
  • Notice 5-year Review, Completion
09/22/2006 71 FR 55508 55509 Draft Recovery Plan for Listed Species of the Rogue Valley Vernal Pool and Illinois Valley Wet Meadow Ecosystems
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
03/22/2006 71 FR 14538 14542 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada: Notice of review.
  • Notice 5-year Review
11/18/2004 69 FR 67602 Draft Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
Date
Title
09/28/2007 Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp 5-Year Review
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