Branchinella alachua
| Branchinella alachua | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Anostraca |
| Family: | Thamnocephalidae |
| Genus: | Branchinella |
| Species: | B. alachua |
| Binomial name | |
| Branchinella alachua Dexter, 1953 | |
Branchinella alachua is a species of crustacean in the family Thamnocephalidae. It was described in 1953 by Ralph W. Dexter based on material collected in 1947 by I. J. Cantrall; 11 male individuals of the new species were discovered among Cantrall's collection of Streptocephalus seali.[1] B. alachua is only known from the type locality, a temporary pool in Alachua County, Florida, from which its specific epithet derives.[1] It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[2]
References
- 1 2 Ralph W. Dexter (1953). "Studies on North American fairy shrimps with the description of two new species". American Midland Naturalist 49 (3): 751–771. JSTOR 2485207.
- ↑ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Branchinella alachua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved August 9, 2007.
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