Triops mauritanicus

{{Short description|Species of tadpole shrimp}}

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| genus = Triops

| species = mauritanicus

| authority = Ghigi, 1921{{cite web |title=ITIS - Report: Triops mauritanicus |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1123833#null |website=www.itis.gov |access-date=27 March 2023}}

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Triops mauritanicus is a species of tadpole shrimp,{{cite web |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13127-010-0026-y |title=Phylogeny, molecular ecology and taxonomy of southern Iberian lineages of Triops mauritanicus (Crustacea: Notostraca) |date=2010-07-30 |author1=Michael Korn |author2=Andy J. Green |author3=Margarida Machado |author4=Juan García-de-Lomas |author5=Margarida Cristo |author6=Luís Cancela da Fonseca |author7=Dagmar Frisch |author8=José L. Pérez-Bote |author9=Anna K. Hundsdoerfer |journal=Organisms Diversity & Evolution|access-date= 29 March 2023 |doi=10.1007/s13127-010-0026-y}} found in Southern Spain and Morocco. This species of Triops can grow to {{cvt|4|to|6|cm}} and can be expected to live for 90-120 days on average. This species can be usually found in arid areas and are sometimes sold in kits (although Triops longicaudatus is the most commonly sold triops).{{Cite web |title=Triops Mauritanicus - der grün/braun gesprenkelte |url=https://triopsking.com/Triops-Mauritancius |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Triops Mauritanicus - der grün/braun gesprenkelte |language=en}}