Branchipodidae is a family of

fairy shrimp Anostraca is one of the four orders of crustaceans in the class Branchiopoda; its members are referred to as fairy shrimp. They live in vernal pools and hypersaline lakes across the world, and they have even been found in deserts, ice-covered mou ...

, one of eight in the order Anostraca. It contains 35 extant species in five extant genera: *''

Branchipodopsis ''Branchipodopsis'' is a genus of aquatic crustaceans, in the order Anostraca. It is one of several genera known as fairy shrimp. All described species are specialised for inhabiting ephemeral rock pools in situations such as mountains and desert ...

'' G. O. Sars, 1898 *'' Branchipus'' Schaeffer, 1766 *''

Metabranchipus ''Metabranchipus'' is a genus of Anostraca, fairy shrimps within the family Branchipodidae. There are currently 3 species assigned to the genus. Species * ''Metabranchipus patrizii'' * ''Metabranchipus prodigiosus'' * ''Metabranchipus rubra' ...

'' Masi, 1925 *'' Pumilibranchipus'' Hamer & Brendonck, 1995 *'' Rhinobranchipus'' Brendonck, 1995 One species, '' Branchipodites vectensis'' Woodward, 1879, in an extinct genus, is known as a fossil from the Latest Eocene-aged Insect Bed of the Bembridge Marls, of the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...

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Anostraca Crustacean families Extant Eocene first appearances Taxa named by Henri Milne-Edwards {{Branchiopoda-stub