Branchinella apophysata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Branchiopoda
Order:
Anostraca
Family:
Thamnocephalidae
Genus:
Branchinella
Species:
B. apophysata
Binomial name
Branchinella apophysata
Linder, 1941

Branchinella apophysata is a species of crustacean in the family Thamnocephalidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it is known only from its type locality, a shallow pool on Mount Margaret, near Laverton, Western Australia.[2] It is most closely related to other Australian species, including B. affinis, B. denticulata, B. latzi, B. longirostris and B. probiscida.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Branchinella apophysata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T3049A9547307. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3049A9547307.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Denton Belk; Ján Brtek (1995). "Checklist of the Anostraca". Hydrobiologia. 298 (1–3): 315–353. doi:10.1007/BF00033826. S2CID 42896952.
  3. ↑ Brian V. Timms (2001). "Two new species of fairy shrimp (Crustacea: Anostraca: Thamnocephalidae: Branchinella) from the Paroo, Inland Australia" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 53 (2): 247–254. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.53.2001.1331.


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