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| Vetericaris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Procarididae |
| Genus: | Vetericaris Kensley & Williams, 1986[2] |
| Species: | V. chaceorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Vetericaris chaceorum Kensley & Williams, 1986 | |
Vetericaris is a genus of procarididean shrimp in the family Procarididae that lives in Hawaiian anchialine pools[1] and contains one species, Vetericaris chaceorum,[2] which was listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in 2013.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Anchialine pool shrimp (Vetericaris chaceorum)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Vetericaris Kensley & Williams, 1986". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
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