Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Family Thamnocephalidae Scientific name Branchinella alachua Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Anostraca Genus Branchinella Higher classification Branchinella | |
Similar Anostraca, Branchinella, Crustacean, Branchiopoda, Arthropod | ||
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. B. alachua is only known from the type locality, a temporary pool in Alachua County, Florida, from which its specific epithet derives. It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
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