Syncaris
Encyclopedia
Syncaris is a genus
of shrimp
, containing only two species: the endangered California freshwater shrimp, Syncaris pacifica
, and the extinct Pasadena freshwater shrimp, Syncaris pasadenae
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...
, containing only two species: the endangered California freshwater shrimp, Syncaris pacifica
Syncaris pacifica
Syncaris pacifica is an endangered species of freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae that occurs only in a limited range within the northern San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA. Specifically, this species occurs only in 17 stream segments within Sonoma, Napa and Marin Counties...
, and the extinct Pasadena freshwater shrimp, Syncaris pasadenae
Syncaris pasadenae
Syncaris pasadenae was a species of shrimp in the family Atyidae, which is believed to be extinct.It lived in the drainage basin of the Los Angeles River, near Pasadena, San Gabriel and Warm Creek, and was originally described from material collected on the site where the Rose Bowl now stands...
.