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Checklist for Suborder Anostracina Weekers, Murugan, Vanfleteren, Belk & Dumont, 2002
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
34
142
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Sarsostraca
Tasch, 1969
7
19
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Anostraca
G. O. Sars, 1867
Anostracans, Brine shrimp, Brine Shrimps, Fairy shrimp
7
19
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anostracina
Weekers, Murugan, Vanfleteren, Belk & Dumont, 2002
6
18
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for America
6 Families width 146 Species and 1 Subspecies
Thamnocephalidae Packard, 188341SpeciesTaxom
Branchinectidae Daday, 1910Branchinectid brine shrimp52SpeciesTaxom
Chirocephalidae Daday de Dées, 1910Chirocephalid brine shrimp26SpeciesTaxom
Branchipodidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18404SpeciesTaxom
Streptocephalidae Daday, 1910Streptocephalid brine shrimp22SpeciesTaxom
Tanymastigidae Brtek, 19721SpeciesTaxom


Genera for America
18 Genera with 146 Species
Aeginecta Rogers, Arch..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Archaebranchinecta Rogers & Cor..., 19402SpeciesTaxom
Artemiopsis G. O. Sars, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Branchinecta Verrill, 198551SpeciesTaxom
Branchinella Sayce, 19299SpeciesTaxom
Branchipus Schaeffer, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Chirocephalopsis Daday de Dées, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Chirocephalus Desmarest, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Dendrocephalus Daday de Dées, 201823SpeciesTaxom
Dexteria Brtek, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Eubranchipus Verrill, 186915SpeciesTaxom
Linderiella Brtek, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Phallocryptus Birabén, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Polyartemiella Daday de Dées, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Spiralifrons Dixon, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Streptocephalus Baird, 199022SpeciesTaxom
Tanymastix Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Thamnocephalus Packard, 19825SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
146 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeginecta longicauda Rogers, Arch..., 2018
Archaebranchinecta aimara Cohen, Marin..., 2019
Archaebranchinecta pollicifera Harding, 1940
Artemiopsis stefanssoni Johansen, 1921Nearctic artemiopsis
Artemiopsis stephanssoni (Johansen, 1921)⇒ Artemiopsis stefanssoni Johansen, 1921
Branchinecta achalensis Cesar, 1985
Branchinecta belki Maeda-Martín..., 1992
Branchinecta brushi Hegna & Lazo..., 2010
Branchinecta campestris Lynch, 1960Pocket-pouch fairy shrimp
Branchinecta coloradensis Packard, 1874Colorado fairy shrimp
Branchinecta conservatio Eng, Belk & ..., 1990Conservancy fairy shrimp
Branchinecta constricta Rogers, 2006
Branchinecta cornigera Lynch, 1958Horned fairy shrimp
Branchinecta dissimilis Lynch, 1972Great Basin fairy shrimp
Branchinecta ferrolimneta Rogers & Fer..., 2007
Branchinecta fueguina Cohen, 2008
Branchinecta gaini Daday, 1910
Branchinecta gigas Lynch, 1937Giant fairy shrimp
Branchinecta granulosa Daday, 1902
Branchinecta hiberna Rogers and F..., 2001Winter fairy shrimp
Branchinecta iheringi Lilljeborg, 1889
Branchinecta kaibabensis Belk and Fugate, 2000Kaibab fairy shrimp
Branchinecta lateralis Rogers, 2006Pocked Pouch Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta leonensis Cesar, 1985
Branchinecta lindahli Packard, 1883Versatile fairy shrimp
Branchinecta longiantenna Eng, Belk & ..., 1990Longhorn fairy shrimp
Branchinecta lutulenta Rogers & Hill, 2013
Branchinecta lynchi Eng, Belk & ..., 1990Vernal pool fairy shrimp
Branchinecta mackini Dexter, 1956Alkali fairy shrimp
Branchinecta mediospinosa Rogers, Dasi..., 2011
Branchinecta mesovallensis Belk & Fugate, 2000Mid-valley fairy shrimp
Branchinecta mexicana Maeda-Martín..., 1992
Branchinecta occidentalis Dodds, 1923
Branchinecta oriena Belk and Rogers, 2002
Branchinecta oterosanvicentei Obregón-Barb..., 2002
Branchinecta packardi Pearse, 1912Packard fairy shrimp
Branchinecta paludosa O. F. Müller, 1788Arctic fairy shrimp
Branchinecta paludosa paludosa O. F. Müller, 1788
Branchinecta palustris Birabén, 1946
Branchinecta papillata Rios & Zuniga, 2008
Branchinecta papillosa Birabén, 1946
Branchinecta pollicifera Harding, 1940
Branchinecta potassa Belk, 1979Nebraska fairy shrimp
Branchinecta prima Cohen, 1983
Branchinecta raptor Rogers, Quin..., 2006
Branchinecta readingi Belk, 2000Eastern Alkali Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta rocaensis Cohen, 1982
Branchinecta sandiegoensisSan Diego fairy shrimp
Branchinecta sandiegonensis Fugate, 1993San Diego fairy shrimp
Branchinecta serrata Rogers, 2006
Branchinecta shantzi (Mackin, 1952)⇒ Branchinecta coloradensis Packard, 1874
Branchinecta somuncurensis Cohen, 1983
Branchinecta tarensis Birabén, 1946
Branchinecta uruguayensis Rogers & Lorenz, 2015
Branchinecta valchetana Cohen, 1981
Branchinecta vuriloche Cohen, 1985
Branchinella acacioidea Belk & Sissom, 1992Hidalgo fairy shrimp
Branchinella alachua Dexter, 1953Alachua fairy shrimp
Branchinella buchananensis Geddes, 1981Buchanans Fairy Shrimp
Branchinella lithaca Creaser, 1940Stone Mountain fairy shrimp
Branchinella maduraiensis Raj, 1951
Branchinella mira Gurney, 1931
Branchinella occidentalis Dakin, 1914
Branchinella sublettei Sissom, 1976Sublette fairy shrimp
Branchinella wellardi Milner, 1929Fairy Shrimp
Branchipus arcticus Verrill, 1869
Branchipus groenlandicus Verrill, 1869
Branchipus schaefferi Fischer, 1834
Branchipus vernalis Verrill, 1869
Chirocephalopsis bundyi (Forbes, 1876)⇒ Eubranchipus bundyi Forbes, 1876
Chirocephalus holmanii (Ryder, 1879)⇒ Eubranchipus holmanii Ryder, 1879
Chirocephalus lithacus Creaser, 1940
Dendrocephalus acacioidea Belk & Sissom, 1992Hidalgo fairy shrimp
Dendrocephalus affinis Pereira, 1984
Dendrocephalus alachua Dexter, 1953Alachua fairy shrimp
Dendrocephalus aranai Rabet & Lacau, 2018
Dendrocephalus argentinus Pereira & Belk, 1987
Dendrocephalus brasiliensis Pesta, 1921
Dendrocephalus carajaensis Rogers, Corr..., 2012
Dendrocephalus cervicornis Weltner, 1890
Dendrocephalus conosuris Pereira & Ruiz, 1995
Dendrocephalus cornutus Pereira & Belk, 1987
Dendrocephalus geayi Daday, 1908
Dendrocephalus goiasensis Rabet & Thiéry, 1996
Dendrocephalus lithaca Creaser, 1940Stone Mountain fairy shrimp
Dendrocephalus lithacus Creaser, 1940Stone Mountain fairy shrimp
Dendrocephalus orientalis Rabet & Thiéry, 1996
Dendrocephalus proeliato Rogers, Dunn..., 2019
Dendrocephalus proeliator Rogers, Dunn..., 2019
Dendrocephalus riograndensis Rogers & Volcan, 2016
Dendrocephalus sarmentosus Pereira & Belk, 1987Fairy shrimp
Dendrocephalus spartaenovae Margalef, 1961
Dendrocephalus thieryi Rabet, 2006
Dendrocephalus venezolanus Pereira, 1984
Dendrocephalus xikrini Rabet & Bozelli, 2018
Dexteria floridana Dexter, 1953Florida fairy shrimp
Eubranchipus (Siphonophanes) grubii Dybowski, 1860Fairy Shrimp
Eubranchipus bundyi Forbes, 1876Knob-lip fairy shrimp
Eubranchipus dadayi Pearse, 1913
Eubranchipus floridanus (Dexter, 1953)⇒ Dexteria floridana Dexter, 1953
Eubranchipus hesperius Rogers, 2014
Eubranchipus holmani (Ryder, 1879)⇒ Eubranchipus holmanii Ryder, 1879
Eubranchipus holmanii Ryder, 1879Holman fairy shrimp
Eubranchipus intricatus Hartland-Rowe, 1967Smooth-lipped fairy shrimp
Eubranchipus moorei Brtek, 1967Moore eubranchipus
Eubranchipus neglectus Garman, 1926Neglected fairy shrimp
Eubranchipus oregonus Creaser, 1930Oregon fairy shrimp
Eubranchipus ornatus Holmes, 1910Ornate fairy shrimp
Eubranchipus serratus Forbes, 1876Ethologist fairy shrimp
Eubranchipus stegosus Rogers, Jens..., 2004
Eubranchipus vernalis Verrill, 1869Eastern fairy shrimp
Linderiella occidentalis Dodds, 1923California linderiella
Linderiella santarosae Thiéry & Fug..., 1994Santa Rosa linderiella
Phallocryptus sublettei Sissom, 1976Sublette fairy shrimp
Phallocryptus wrighti Smirnov, 1948
Polyartemiella hazeni Murdoch, 1884Antlered Fairy Shrimp
Polyartemiella judai (Daday, 1910)⇒ Polyartemiella judayi Daday, 1910
Polyartemiella judayi Daday, 1910Pribloff fairy shrimp
Spiralifrons mira Gurney, 1931
Streptocephalus antillensis Mattox, 1950Beautiful rockcress
Streptocephalus areva Brehm, 1954
Streptocephalus coloradensis Dodds, 1915
Streptocephalus dichotomius Baird, 1860
Streptocephalus dorothae Mackin, 1942Desert fairy shrimp
Streptocephalus guzmani Maeda-Martín..., 1995
Streptocephalus henridumontis Maeda-Martín..., 2005
Streptocephalus kargesi Spicer, 1985Tinted euphorbia
Streptocephalus linderi W. G. Moore, 1966Linder fairy shrimp
Streptocephalus mackini W. G. Moore, 1966Mackin fairy shrimp
Streptocephalus mattori
Streptocephalus mattoxi Maeda-Martín..., 1995Mattox fairy shrimp
Streptocephalus moorei Belk, 1973Moore fairy shrimp
Streptocephalus potosinensis Maeda-Martín..., 1995
Streptocephalus seali (Ryder, 1879)⇒ Streptocephalus sealii Ryder, 1879
Streptocephalus sealii Ryder, 1879Spiny-tail fairy shrimp
Streptocephalus similis Baird, 1852Caribbean fairy shrimp
Streptocephalus simplex Gurney, 1906
Streptocephalus texanus Packard, 1871Great Plains fairy shrimp
Streptocephalus thomasbowmani Maeda-Martín..., 2005
Streptocephalus torvicornis Waga, 1842
Streptocephalus woottoni Eng, Belk & ..., 1990Riverside fairy shrimp
Tanymastix stagnalis Linnaeus, 1758
Thamnocephalus chacosaltensis Cohen, 2016
Thamnocephalus mexicanus Linder, 1941Mexican beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Thamnocephalus platyurus (Packard, 1877)⇒ Thamnocephalus mexicanus Linder, 1941
Thamnocephalus salinarum Cohen, 2002
Thamnocephalus venezuelensis Belk & Pereira, 1982

Subnodes of Anostracina with occurrences in America
FamilyBranchinectidae
Daday, 1910
Branchinectid brine shrimp
2
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBranchipodidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyChirocephalidae
Daday de Dées, 1910
Chirocephalid brine shrimp
7
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStreptocephalidae
Daday, 1910
Streptocephalid brine shrimp
1
22
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTanymastigidae
Brtek, 1972
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThamnocephalidae
Packard, 1883
6
41
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Anostracina at itis.gov
Anostracina at marinespecies.org