Branchinella alachua
Species of small freshwater animal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2] B. alachua is only known from the type locality, a temporary pool in Alachua County, Florida, from which its specific epithet derives.[2] It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[1]
Branchinella alachua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Branchiopoda |
Order: | Anostraca |
Family: | Thamnocephalidae |
Genus: | Branchinella |
Species: | B. alachua |
Binomial name | |
Branchinella alachua Dexter, 1953 | |
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