''Branchinecta'' is a genus of

crustacean Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group ...

in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up to , and ''

Branchinecta brushi ''Branchinecta brushi'' is a species of fairy shrimp found at an altitude of in the Chilean Andes. Distribution and discovery The type specimens of ''B. brushi'' were collected on December 13, 1988 by Charles F. Brush during an attempt to bre ...

'' lives at the highest altitude of any crustacean, at , a record it shares with the

copepod Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthos, benthic (living on the ocean floor) ...

Boeckella palustris ''Boeckella palustris'' is a species of copepod found in South America. It inhabits shallow pools, including the highest body of water ever to have yielded a crustacean, at an altitude of in the Andes. It was described independently by two scie ...

''. A new genus, '' Archaebranchinecta'' was established in 2011 for two species previously placed in ''Branchinecta''. *''

Branchinecta achalensis ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up ...

'' Cesar, 1985 *''

Branchinecta belki ''Branchinecta belki'' is a species of fairy shrimp in the family Branchinectidae. It is found in Central America. The IUCN conservation status of ''Branchinecta belki'' is "CR", critically endangered. The species faces an extremely high risk ...

'' Maeda-Martínez, Obregón-Barboza & Dumont, 1992 Status iucn CR icon

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'' Hegna & Lazo-Wasem, 2010 *'' Branchinecta campestris'' Lynch, 1960 – pocket-pouch fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta coloradensis'' Packard, 1874 – Colorado fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta constricta ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up ...

'' Rogers, 2006 *'' Branchinecta conservatio'' Eng, Belk & Eriksen, 1990 Status iucn EN icon

– conservancy fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta cornigera'' Lynch, 1958 – horned fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta dissimilis'' Lynch, 1972 – Great Basin fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta ferox'' (M. Milne-Edwards, 1840) *''

Branchinecta gaini ''Branchinecta gaini'' is a species of fairy shrimp from Antarctica and Patagonia. It is the largest freshwater invertebrate in Antarctica, at long. It lives on bacteria and other organisms, surviving the winter as resting eggs. Distribution '' ...

'' Daday, 1910 *''

Branchinecta gigas ''Branchinecta gigas'' is a species of fairy shrimp that lives in western Canada and the United States. It is the largest species of fairy shrimp, growing up to long. It is known commonly as the giant fairy shrimp. Description Females reach ...

'' Lynch, 1937 Status iucn LC icon

– giant fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta granulosa'' Daday, 1902 *'' Branchinecta hiberna'' Rogers & Fugate, 2001 – winter fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta iheringi'' Lilljeborg, 1889 *'' Branchinecta kaibabensis'' Belk & Fugate, 2000 – Kaibab fairy shrimp *'' Branchinecta lateralis'' Rogers, 2006 *'' Branchinecta leonensis'' Cesar, 1985 *''

Branchinecta lindahli ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of u ...

'' Packard, 1883 – versatile fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta longiantenna ''Branchinecta longiantenna'' is a rare species of crustacean in the family Branchinectidae and the order Anostraca, the fairy shrimp. Its common name is longhorn fairy shrimp. It is endemic to California in the United States, where there ar ...

'' Eng, Belk & Eriksen, 1990 Status iucn EN icon

– longhorn fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta lynchi The vernal pool fairy shrimp, ''Branchinecta lynchi'', is a species of freshwater crustacean in the family Branchinectidae. It is endemic to the U.S. states of Oregon and California, living in vernal pools as well as non-vernal pool habitat. T ...

'' Eng, Belk & Eriksen, 1990 Status iucn VU icon

– vernal pool fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta mackini ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up ...

'' Dexter, 1956 – alkali fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta mediospina ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of u ...

'' Rogers, Dasis & Murrow, 2011 *'' Branchinecta mesovallensis'' Belk & Fugate, 2000 – mid-valley fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta mexicana ''Branchinecta mexicana'' is a species of fairy shrimp in the family Branchinectidae Branchinectidae is a family (biology), family in the order Anostraca (fairy shrimp), containing two genera – ''Branchinecta'' and ''Archaebranchinecta''. T ...

'' Maeda-Martínez, Obregón-Barboza & Dumont, 1992 Status iucn CR icon

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Branchinecta minuta ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up ...

'' Smirnov, 1948 *''

Branchinecta oriena ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of u ...

'' Belk & Rogers, 2002 *''

Branchinecta orientalis ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up ...

'' G. O. Sars, 1901 *''

Branchinecta oterosanvicentei ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of u ...

'' Obregón-Barboza, et al., 2002 *'' Branchinecta packardi'' Pearse, 1912 – Packard fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta paludosa ''Branchinecta paludosa'' is a species of fairy shrimp with a Holarctic distribution. Distribution ''B. paludosa'' is widely distributed in the Arctic tundra of Eurasia, chiefly above latitudes of 60° north. It reaches its northern limit, 77� ...

'' (O. F. Müller, 1788) – circumpolar fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta palustris ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up ...

'' Birabén, 1946 *''

Branchinecta papillosa ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of u ...

'' Birabén, 1946 *''

Branchinecta potassa ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of u ...

'' Belk, 1979 – Nebraska fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta prima ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of u ...

'' Cohen, 1983 *''

Branchinecta raptor ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up ...

'' Rogers, Quinney, Weaver, and Olesen 2006 *''

Branchinecta readingi ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up ...

'' Belk, 2000 – Reading fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta rocaensis ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of u ...

'' Cohen, 1982 *''

Branchinecta sandiegonensis ''Branchinecta sandiegonensis'' is a rare species of crustacean in the family Branchinectidae and the order Anostraca, the fairy shrimp. Commonly known as the San Diego fairy shrimp, it is named after the vernal pools found in San Diego County, C ...

'' Fugate, 1993 Status iucn EN icon

– San Diego fairy shrimp *''

Branchinecta serrata ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up ...

'' Rogers, 2006 *''

Branchinecta somuncurensis ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of u ...

'' Cohen, 1983 *''

Branchinecta tarensis ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up ...

'' Birabén, 1946 *''

Branchinecta tolli ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up ...

'' (G. O. Sars, 1897) *''

Branchinecta valchetana ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Australia. ''Branchinecta gigas'', the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up ...

'' Cohen, 1981 *''

Branchinecta vuriloche ''Branchinecta'' is a genus of crustacean Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphi ...

'' Cohen, 1985

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* Anostraca Branchiopoda genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Branchiopoda-stub