Crustaceans
Clam Shrimp
common name: Clam Shrimp
scientific name: Cyzicus californicus (California Clam Shrimp), Lynceus brachyurus (Lentil Clam Shrimp)
phylum: Arthropoda
subphylum: Crustacea
class: Branchiopoda
order: Conchostraca
Copepods
common name: Copepods
scientific name: many different vernal pool species, most without name
phylum: Arthropoda
subphylum: Crustacea
class: Copepoda
habitat: vernal pools, lakes, ponds, oceans
Fairy Shrimp
common name: Fairy Shrimp
scientific names: Linderiella occidentalis, Branchinecta lindahli, and other species
phylum: Arthropoda
subphylum: Crustacea
class: Branchiopoda
order: Anostraca
Seed Shrimp
common name: Seed Shrimp
scientific name: many different vernal pool species, few with names
phylum: Arthropoda
subphylum: Crustacea
class: Ostracoda
order: Podocopida
Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp
common name: Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp
scientific name: Lepidurus packardi
phylum: Arthropoda
subphylum: Crustacea
class: Branchiopoda
order: Notostraca
habitat: vernal pools
Water Flea
common name: Water Flea
scientific name: Simocephalus, Daphnia and other unnamed species
phylum: Arthropoda
subphylum: Crustacea
class: Branchiopoda
order: Cladocera
