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Prefectural Natural Monument
Crustaceans
Tadpole Shrimp (Triops cancriformis)
Triops cancriformis
A small crustacean with a shield-like carapace, considered a living fossil for changing little since ancient times. It develops quickly from eggs in rice fields and temporary pools. Its habitat at Iimoriyama in Sakata, Yamagata, is a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Triops cancriformis
- Group
- Crustaceans
- Prefectures
- Yamagata
- 日本語
- ヨーロッパカブトエビ
- 简体中文
- 欧洲蝌蚪虾
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The Tadpole Shrimp (Triops cancriformis) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Yamagata.
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