Branchinella apophysata
| 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
- ↑ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Branchinella apophysata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ↑ Denton Belk & Ján Brtek (1995). D. Belk, H. J. Dumont & G. Maier, ed. "Studies on Large Branchiopod Biology and Aquaculture II". Hydrobiologia 298 (1–3): 315–353. doi:10.1007/BF00033826.
|chapter=ignored (help) - ↑ 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: 247–254. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.53.2001.1331.
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