Lepidurus is a genus of small crustaceans in the order Notostraca (tadpole shrimp). It is the larger of the two extant genera of the tadpole shrimps, the other being Triops. They are commonly found in vernal pools and survive dry periods with the help of long lasting resting eggs.

Species

The genus contains the following species:

• Lepidurus apus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Lepidurus arcticus (Pallas, 1793)

• Lepidurus batesoni Longhurst, 1955

• Lepidurus bilobatus Packard, 1883

• Lepidurus couesii Packard, 1875 [*Note]

• Lepidurus cryptus Rogers, 2001

• Lepidurus lemmoni Holmes, 1894

• Lepidurus lubbocki

• Lepidurus mongolicus Vekhoff, 1992

• Lepidurus packardi Simon, 1886

• Lepidurus patagonicus

• Lepidurus viridis

[*Note: Contra "couessii" as unavailable subsequent spelling in some databases]

Species brought into synonymy

All listed synonyms are junior subjective synonyms.

• Lepidurus angasi ; accepted as Lepidurus apus

• Lepidurus barcaeus ; accepted as Lepidurus apus

• Lepidurus compressus ; accepted as Lepidurus apus

• Lepidurus glacialis ; accepted as Lepidurus arcticus

• Lepidurus hatcheri ; accepted as Lepidurus apus

• Lepidurus kirki ; accepted as Lepidurus apus

• Lepidurus lynchi ; accepted as Lepidurus lemmoni

• Lepidurus macrourus ; accepted as Lepidurus apus

• Lepidurus productus ; accepted as Lepidurus apus

• Lepidurus spitzbergensis ; accepted as Lepidurus arcticus

• Lepidurus ussuriensis ; accepted as Lepidurus arcticus

• Lepidurus viridulus ; accepted as Lepidurus apus

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