The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Anostraca

(fairy shrimp)

 

 branchinella

THAMNOCEPHALIDAE

Branchinella sp.

 

Species reported
          from Texas:

 

 


Branchinella acacioidea

Branchinella sublettei

 

 

 
Distribution Citations

1971 Horne
1974 Horne

 

 

notes:

* genus confined to the US

* 2 known species in Texas (Belk & Sissom 1992)

* brackish water forms inhabit playas of >1.0 and <5.0g/l salt content (Horne 1971)

*refs are for reports of genus only; species refs not included here; [ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated
copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser 
                          2010

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