Triops newberryi is a species of Triops

Triops

Triops is a genus of small crustaceans in the order Notostraca . They are considered living fossils, with a fossil record that reaches back to the Carboniferous, .-Relatives and fossil record:...

found on the Western coast of North America

North America

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, commonly in valleys throughout the states of Washington, Oregon

Oregon

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, California

California

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, and small areas of Nevada

Nevada

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 and Mexico

Mexico

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. They are found in vast numbers though in the Coachella Valley

Coachella Valley

Coachella Valley is a large valley landform in Southern California. The valley extends for approximately 45 miles in Riverside County southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains to the saltwater Salton Sea, the largest lake in California...

 in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. T. newberryi has been reported to have potential as a biocontrol agent for larval mosquito

Mosquito

Mosquitoes are members of a family of nematocerid flies: the Culicidae . The word Mosquito is from the Spanish and Portuguese for little fly...

es breeding in seasonally-flooded habitats. T. newberryi is genetically distinct from T. longicaudatus

Triops longicaudatus

Triops longicaudatus is a freshwater crustacean of the order Notostraca, resembling a miniature horseshoe crab. It is characterized by an elongated, segmented body, flattened shield-like brownish carapace covering two thirds of the thorax and two long filaments on the abdomen...

, the dominant species in the Central United States

Central United States

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