A New Fairy Shrimp for BC: Eubranchipus intricatus

Male Smoothlip Fairy Shrimp (Eubranchipus intricatus), photo by Ian Gardiner

E-Fauna BC freshwater mollusc editor Ian Gardiner has done it again.  Earlier this month, he discovered a new crayfish species for BC, and now he has discovered another new species for BC--the Smoothlip Fairy Shrimp (Eubranchipus intricatus).  Ian photographed and collected this tiny crustacean from two temporary sloughs near Jaffray BC in the Kootenays.  His find is a first for BC and specimens have been sent to the Royal BC Museum for their collection.

Ian indicates that this species of fairy shrimp is found in temporary pools of low salinity and its range in North America is limited to Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Montana, Minnesota, Wyoming and Massachusetts.

View Ian's fabulous photo set for this species here.
Read more about Ian Gardiner here.