ON THE OCCURRENCE OF THREE SPECIES OF FAIRY-SHRIMPS(ANOSTRACA : CRUSTACEA) IN PUNJAB, WITH A CHECK-LIST OF INDIAN ANOSTRACANS

Abstract

Short morphological notes and illustrations of three species of fairy-shrimps, namely, Branchinella kugenumaensis (ISHIKAWA), Chirocephalus sp. indt. and Strep-tocephalus dichotomus BAIRD, belonging to families Thamnocephalidae, Chirocephalidae and Streptocephalidae respectively are presented based upon the material collected from all over Punjab. A check list alongwith the distribution of Indian anostracan species is also given.