Fairy Shrimp (Anostraca: Chirocephalidae) Inventory of Vernal Pools in Vermont, USA

Kevin Tolan; Steve Faccio; D. Christopher Rogers

doi:10.15468/h2v7v5

Fairy Shrimp (Anostraca: Chirocephalidae) Inventory of Vernal Pools in Vermont, USA

Citation

Tolan K, Faccio S, Rogers D C, McFarland K, Massa M (2025). Fairy Shrimp (Anostraca: Chirocephalidae) Inventory of Vernal Pools in Vermont, USA. Version 1.6. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/h2v7v5 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-11-19.

Description

We collected fairy shrimp (Anostraca: Chirocephalidae) from 32 vernal pools in Vermont, USA during spring in 2022 through 2025. This effort has so far recorded four species. In 2022, we found Knob-lipped Fairy Shrimp (Eubranchipus bundyi), which was previously recorded in Vermont, and Intricate Fairy Shrimp or Smooth-lipped Fairy Shrimp (Eubranchipus intricatus), a new state record in 2022. Both species are widespread across North America, but the Intricate Fairy Shrimp is considered rare in nearby Massachusetts, where it is listed as a “Species of Special Concern.” In 2025, two additional species were recorded, both new state records: Springtime Fairy Shrimp (Eubranchipus vernalis), and Ethologist Fairy Shrimp (Eubranchipus serratus), which is also a new record for New England.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Vernal pools in the State of Vermont, USA

Sampling

Sampled 25 vernal pools in spring during 2022 through 2025.

Quality Control

Specimens were identified by taxonomic expert Christopher Rogers at the Kansas Biological Survey.

Method steps

Vernal pools were visited in spring and fairy shrimp adults were sampled for identification.

Taxonomic Coverages

Fairy Shrimp (Anostraca: Chirocephalidae)

Eubranchipus intricatus
common name: Smooth-lipped Fairy Shrimp rank: species
Eubranchipus serratus
common name: Ethologist Fairy Shrimp rank: species
Eubranchipus bundyi
common name: Knob-lipped Fairy Shrimp rank: species
Eubranchipus vernalis
common name: Springtime Fairy Shrimp rank: species

Geographic Coverages

State of Vermont, USA

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Kevin Tolan
originator
position: biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Vermont
US
email: ktolan@vtecostudies.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4851-3610

Steve Faccio
originator
position: Conservation Biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Vermont
US
email: sfaccio-emeritus@vtecostudies.org

D. Christopher Rogers
originator
position: Invertebrate Zoologist
GRDA Scenic Rivers & Watershed Research Laboratory
Oklahoma
US
email: david.rogers@grda.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3335-7287

Kent McFarland
metadata author
position: Conservation Biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Vermont
US
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-5503

Megan Massa
metadata author
position: Data Manager
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Vermont
US
email: mmassa@vtecostudies.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6895-3743

Kent McFarland
content provider
position: Conservation Biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Vermont
US
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-5503

Kevin Tolan
administrative point of contact
position: Biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Vermont
US
email: ktolan@vtecostudies.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4851-3610

Kent McFarland
administrative point of contact
position: Conservation Biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Vermont
US
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-5503