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Parartemia contracta
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Branchiopoda
Order:	Anostraca
Family:	Parartemiidae
Genus:	Parartemia
Species:	P. contracta
Binomial name
Parartemia contracta Linder, 1941

Parartemia contracta is a species of fairy shrimp in the family Parartemiidae and is commonly found in Australia.

In IUCN terms, the conservation status of Parartemia contracta is "VU" (vulnerable). Meaning that the species faces a high risk of endangerment in the medium term.

References

1. ^ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Parartemia contracta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16187A5507091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16187A5507091.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. "Parartemia contracta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
3. "Parartemia contracta". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

Further reading

• Belk, Denton; Brtek, Ján (1995). "Checklist of the Anostraca" (PDF). Hydrobiologia. 298 (1–3): 315–353. doi:10.1007/BF00033826.

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