Thamnocephalidae is a family of
crustaceans with wide distribution including
Western Australia,
Southern Africa and
South America. It was originally described as a subfamily of
Branchipodidae
Branchipodidae is a family of fairy shrimp, one of eight in the order Anostraca. It contains 35 extant species in five extant genera:
*'' Branchipodopsis'' G. O. Sars, 1898
*'' Branchipus'' Schaeffer, 1766
*'' Metabranchipus'' Masi, 1925
*'' Pumi ...
by
Alpheus Spring Packard in 1883, and elevated to the rank of
family by Simon in 1886.
Six genera are recognised, in two subfamilies:
;Thamnocephalinae
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Thamnocephalus
''Thamnocephalus'' is a genus of fairy shrimp within the family Thamnocephalidae. There are currently 5 species assigned to the genus, along with 2 subgenera.
Species
Subgenus ''Simplicephalus''
* ''Thamnocephalus salinarum''
Subgenus '' ...
''
Packard, 1879
*''
Carinophallus''
Rogers, 2006
;Branchinellinae
*''
Dendrocephalus
''Dendrocephalus'' is a genus of fairy shrimp found in South and North America. It is characterised by the presence of an antenna-like appendage arising between the second antennae and the eyestalks. The genus comprises 16 species in two subgen ...
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Daday, 1908
*''
Phallocryptus
''Phallocryptus'' is a genus of crustaceans within the family Thamnocephalidae
Thamnocephalidae is a family of crustaceans with wide distribution including Western Australia, Southern Africa and South America. It was originally described as a ...
''
Birabén, 1951
*''
Spiralifrons''
Dixon, 2010
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Branchinella
''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family (biology), family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa.
Several species have small range ...
''
Sayce, 1903
References
Anostraca
Crustacean families
Taxa named by Alpheus Spring Packard
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