''Branchinecta'' is a genus of

fairy shrimp Anostraca is one of the four orders of crustaceans in the class Branchiopoda; its members are referred to as fairy shrimp. They live in vernal pools and hypersaline lakes across the world, and they have even been found in deserts, ice-covered mou ...

in family

Branchinectidae Branchinectidae is a family in the order Anostraca Anostraca is one of the four orders of crustaceans in the class Branchiopoda; its members are referred to as fairy shrimp. They live in vernal pools and hypersaline lakes across the world, a ...

. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up to , and '' Branchinecta brushi'' lives at the highest altitude of any crustacean, at , a record it shares with the

copepod Copepods (; meaning 'oar-feet') are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (living in the water column), some are benthos, benthic (living on the sedimen ...

'' Boeckella palustris''. A new genus, '' Archaebranchinecta'' was established in 2011 for two species previously placed in ''Branchinecta''.

Species

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Branchinecta achalensis ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of fairy shrimp in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of ...

'' Cesar, 1985 *'' Branchinecta belki'' Maeda-Martínez, Obregón-Barboza & Dumont, 1992 Status iucn CR icon

*'' Branchinecta brushi'' Hegna & Lazo-Wasem, 2010 *'' Branchinecta campestris'' Lynch, 1960 – pocket-pouch fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta coloradensis'' Packard, 1874 – Colorado fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta constricta ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of fairy shrimp in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of ...

'' Rogers, 2006 *'' Branchinecta conservatio'' Eng, Belk & Eriksen, 1990 Status iucn EN icon

– conservancy fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta cornigera'' Lynch, 1958 – horned fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta dissimilis ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of fairy shrimp in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of ...

'' Lynch, 1972 – Great Basin fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta ferox ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of fairy shrimp in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of ...

'' (M. Milne-Edwards, 1840) *''

Branchinecta gaini ''Branchinecta gaini'' is a species of fairy shrimp from Antarctica and Patagonia. It is the largest freshwater invertebrate in Antarctica, at long. It lives on bacteria and other organisms, surviving the winter as resting eggs. Distribution '' ...

'' Daday, 1910 *''

Branchinecta gigas ''Branchinecta gigas'' is a species of fairy shrimp that lives in western Canada and the United States. It is the largest species of fairy shrimp, growing up to long. It is known commonly as the giant fairy shrimp. Description Females reach sex ...

'' Lynch, 1937 Status iucn LC icon

– giant fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta granulosa ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of fairy shrimp in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of ...

'' Daday, 1902 *''

Branchinecta hiberna ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of fairy shrimp in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of ...

'' Rogers & Fugate, 2001 – winter fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta iheringi ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of fairy shrimp in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of ...

'' Lilljeborg, 1889 *''

Branchinecta kaibabensis ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of fairy shrimp in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of ...

'' Belk & Fugate, 2000 – Kaibab fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta lateralis ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of fairy shrimp in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of ...

'' Rogers, 2006 *'' Branchinecta leonensis'' Cesar, 1985 *'' Branchinecta lindahli'' Packard, 1883 – versatile fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta longiantenna'' Eng, Belk & Eriksen, 1990 Status iucn EN icon

– longhorn fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta lynchi'' Eng, Belk & Eriksen, 1990 Status iucn VU icon

– vernal pool fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta mackini'' Dexter, 1956 – alkali fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta mediospina'' Rogers, Dasis & Murrow, 2011 *'' Branchinecta mesovallensis'' Belk & Fugate, 2000 – mid-valley fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta mexicana'' Maeda-Martínez, Obregón-Barboza & Dumont, 1992 Status iucn CR icon

*'' Branchinecta minuta'' Smirnov, 1948 *'' Branchinecta oriena'' Belk & Rogers, 2002 *'' Branchinecta orientalis'' G. O. Sars, 1901 *'' Branchinecta oterosanvicentei'' Obregón-Barboza, et al., 2002 *''

Branchinecta packardi ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of fairy shrimp in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of ...

'' Pearse, 1912 – Packard fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta paludosa'' (O. F. Müller, 1788) – circumpolar fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta palustris'' Birabén, 1946 *'' Branchinecta papillosa'' Birabén, 1946 *'' Branchinecta potassa'' Belk, 1979 – Nebraska fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta prima'' Cohen, 1983 *'' Branchinecta raptor'' Rogers, Quinney, Weaver, and Olesen 2006 *'' Branchinecta readingi'' Belk, 2000 – Reading fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta rocaensis'' Cohen, 1982 *'' Branchinecta sandiegonensis'' Fugate, 1993 Status iucn EN icon

– San Diego fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta serrata'' Rogers, 2006 *'' Branchinecta somuncurensis'' Cohen, 1983 *'' Branchinecta tarensis'' Birabén, 1946 *'' Branchinecta tolli'' (G. O. Sars, 1897) *'' Branchinecta valchetana'' Cohen, 1981 *'' Branchinecta vuriloche'' Cohen, 1985

References

External links

* Anostraca Branchiopoda genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Branchiopoda-stub