''Branchinella'' is a

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s in the

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. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western

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have small ranges and are threatened by

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. For example, '' B. latzi'' is only known from south

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Selected species

''Branchinella'' includes the following species: * ''

Branchinella acacioidea ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Belk & Sissom, 1992 * ''

Branchinella affinis ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Linder, 1941 * ''

Branchinella alachua ''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 C ...

'' Dexter, 1953 * ''

Branchinella apophysata ''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 Western Au ...

'' Linder, 1941 * ''

Branchinella arborea ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Geddes, 1981 * ''

Branchinella australiensis ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' (Richters, 1876) * ''

Branchinella basispina ''Branchinella basispina'' is a species of crustacean in the family Thamnocephalidae. It is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the ...

'' Geddes, 1981 * '' Branchinella buchananensis'' Geddes, 1981 * ''

Branchinella chudeaui ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' (Daday, 1910) * ''

Branchinella compacta ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Linder, 1941 * '' Branchinella complexidigitata'' Timms, 2003 * ''

Branchinella denticulata ''Branchinella denticulata'' is a species of crustacean in the family Thamnocephalidae. It is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of t ...

'' Linder, 1941 * ''

Branchinella dubia ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' (Schwartz, 1917) * ''

Branchinella frondosa ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Henry, 1924 * ''

Branchinella halsei ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Timms, 2003 * ''

Branchinella hardingi ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' (Qadri & Baqai, 1956) * '' Branchinella hattahensis'' Geddes, 1981 * ''

Branchinella kadjikadji ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family (biology), family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small range ...

'' Timms, 2003 * '' Branchinella kugenumaensis'' (Ishikawa, 1895) * ''

Branchinella latzi ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Geddes, 1981 * ''

Branchinella lithaca ''Branchinella lithaca'', the Stone Mountain fairy shrimp, is a species of crustacean in the family Thamnocephalidae. It was collected on Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia in 1940, and has not been seen since. It is listed as '' Critically ...

'' (Creaser, 1940) * ''

Branchinella longirostris ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Wolf, 1911 * '' Branchinella lyrifera'' Linder, 1941 * ''

Branchinella madurai ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threate ...

'' Raj, 1951 * '' Branchinella mcraeae'' Timms, 2005 * ''

Branchinella minuta ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threate ...

'' Rœn, 1952 * ''

Branchinella multidigitata ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threate ...

'' Timms, 2008 * ''

Branchinella nana ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Timms, 2003 * ''

Branchinella nichollsi ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Linder, 1941 * ''

Branchinella occidentalis ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threate ...

'' Dakin, 1914 * ''

Branchinella ondonguae ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' (Barnard, 1924) * ''

Branchinella ornata ''Branchinella ornata'' is a species within the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp species is found in parts of Southern Africa, notably the Sua and Nwetwe Pans of the Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana. See also * ''Branchinella spinosa ...

'' Daday, 1910 * ''

Branchinella papillata ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Timms, 2008 * ''

Branchinella pinderi ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Timms, 2008 * '' Branchinella pinnata'' Geddes, 1981 * ''

Branchinella proboscida ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Henry, 1924 * '' Branchinella simplex'' Linder, 1941 * ''

Branchinella spinosa ''Branchinella spinosa'' is a species within the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp species occurs in parts of Southern Africa, notably the Makgadikgadi Pans of Botswana. Other crustacean species found in this region of Botswana in co-exi ...

'' (Milne-Edwards, 1840) * ''

Branchinella sublettei ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Sissom, 1976 * '' Branchinella thailandensis'' Sanoamuang, Saengphan & Murugan, 2002 * ''

Branchinella vosperi ''Branchinella'' is a genus of crustaceans in the family Thamnocephalidae. This fairy shrimp genus is found across many parts of the world, but especially western Australia and southern Africa. Several species have small ranges and are threaten ...

'' Timms, 2008 * ''

Branchinella wellardi ''Branchinella wellardi'' is a species of crustacean in the family Thamnocephalidae. It is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the ...

'' Milner, 1929 Some related fairy shrimp, such as ''

Phallocryptus wrighti ''Phallocryptus'' is a genus of crustaceans within the family Thamnocephalidae Thamnocephalidae is a family of crustaceans with wide distribution including Western Australia, Southern Africa and South America. It was originally described as a ...

'', were formerly placed in ''Branchinella''.

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