Parartemia is a genus of fairy shrimp endemic to Australia. Notostracans are omnivorous, eating small animals such as fishes and fairy shrimp. The pools contain a rare species of fairy shrimp. Resting fairy shrimp eggs are known as cysts. Other sources of food include frogs, tadpoles, newts, minnows, snails, and fairy shrimp. A new species of giant fairy shrimp was found in 2006. The historical distribution of the conservancy fairy shrimp is not known. Eubranchipus is a genus of brine shrimp and fairy shrimp in the family Chirocephalidae. The body of a fairy shrimp is elongated and divided into segments. Linderiella massaliensis is a species of fairy shrimp in the family Chirocephalidae. Parartemia contracta is a species of fairy shrimp in the family Parartemiidae. It is known commonly as the giant fairy shrimp. It is the largest species of fairy shrimp, growing up to long. Dendrocephalus is a genus of fairy shrimp found in South and North America. Its common name is San Diego fairy shrimp.