Linderiella

Linderiella
Linderiella occidentalis (C) and the egg of Linderiella santarosae (D) compared to Lepidocaris rhyniensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anostraca
Family: Chirocephalidae
Genus: Linderiella
Brtek, 1964
Species

Linderiella is a genus of fairy shrimp, previously placed in its own family, Linderiellidae, but now usually considered part of the Chirocephalidae. It comprises five species – Linderiella occidentalis and L. santarosae from California, L. africana from the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, L. massaliensis from southeastern France and L. baetica from southern Spain.