Tanymastix Explained

Tanymastix is a genus of anostracan crustaceans, characterised by their lenticular (lentil-shaped) eggs.[1] It comprises three species. Tanymastix stagnalis has a wide distribution across Europe and North Africa. T. motasi is endemic to Romania and North Macedonia, while T. stellae was endemic to Sardinia.[2] The type locality of T. stellae has since been destroyed and the species is believed to be extinct; reports of T. stellae surviving on Corsica have not been confirmed, despite repeated attempts.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Les mares temporaires méditerranéennes . PDF . 90–92 . Volume 2: fiches espèces . French . P. Grillas . P. Gauthier . N. Yavercovski . C. Perennou . 2004 . 2-910368-49-1 . Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat . A. Thiéry . T. Calvière . amp .
  2. Valerio Ketmaier . Rita Mandatori . Elvira De Matthaeis . Graziella Mura . amp . 2005 . Molecular systematics and phylogeography in the fairy shrimp Tanymastix stagnalis based on mitochondrial DNA . . 266 . 4 . 401–410 . 10.1017/S0952836905007041.

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