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Checklist for Class Branchiopoda Latreille, 1817 (Branchiopods)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
14
21
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
14 Families width 32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chydoridae Stebbing, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Triopsidae (Keilhack, 1909)Fairy shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Bosminidae Sars, 1865Bosminid Waterfleas1SpeciesTaxom
Thamnocephalidae Packard, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Branchipodidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18403SpeciesTaxom
Cyclestheriidae Sars, 1899Cyclestherians1SpeciesTaxom
Daphniidae Straus, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Sididae Baird, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Macrothricidae Norman & Brady, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Eocyzicidae Schwentner, ..., 20201SpeciesTaxom
Limnadiidae Burmeister, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Leptestheriidae Daday, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Moinidae Goulden, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Streptocephalidae Daday, 1910Streptocephalid brine shrimp3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
21 Genera with 32 Species
#ABCDEGLMPST
Alona Baird, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Apus Bosc, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Bosmina Baird, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Branchinella Sayce, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Branchipodopsis G. O. Sars, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Chydorus Leach, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cyclestheria G. O. Sars, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 1898Water Flea1SpeciesTaxom
Diaphanosoma Fischer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Echinisca Liévin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Eocyzicus Daday de Dées, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnadia Packard, 01SpeciesTaxom
Euryalona G. O. Sars, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Graptoleberis Sars, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Leptestheria G. O. Sars, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Macrothrix Baird, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Moina Baird, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroxus Baird, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Simocephalus Schödler, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Streptocephalus Baird, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Triops Schrank, 18643SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alona affinis Leydig, 1860
Apus cancriformis (Bosc, 1801)⇒ Triops cancriformis Bosc, 1801
Bosmina (Bosmina) longirostris Müller, 1776
Branchinella ornata Daday, 1910
Branchinella spinosa Milne-Edwards, 1840
Branchipodopsis kalaharensis Daday, 1910
Branchipodopsis tridens Daday, 1910
Branchipodopsis wolfi Daday, 1910
Chydorus sphaericus O.F. Müller, 1776Water flea
Cyclestheria hislopi Baird, 1859Branchiopod
Daphnia barbata Weltner, 1898
Diaphanosoma brachyurum Liévin, 1848
Echinisca capensis (Sars, 1916)⇒ Macrothrix capensis capensis Sars, 1916
Eocyzicus gigas Barnard, 1924
Eulimnadia africana
Graptoleberis testudinaria Fischer, 1848
Leptestheria rubidgei Baird, 1862
Leptestheria siligua
Leptestheria striatoconcha Barnard, 1924
Macrothrix capensis Sars, 1916
Macrothrix capensis capensis Sars, 1916
Moina belli Gurney, 1904
Moina brachiata Jurine, 1820Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak
Moina macrocopa Straus, 1820Common ladyfern
Moina reticulata Daday, 1905
Pleuroxus (Tylopleuroxus) aduncus Jurine, 1820
Simocephalus serrulatus Koch, 1841Water flea
Streptocephalus cafer Lovén, 1847
Streptocephalus macrourus Daday, 1908
Streptocephalus proboscideus Frauenfeld, 1873Sudanese fairy shrimp
Triops cancriformis Bosc, 1801Horseshoe shrimp
Triops granarius Lucas, 1864Tadpole shrimp
Triops numidicus (Lucas, 1864)⇒ Triops granarius Lucas, 1864

Subnodes of Branchiopoda with occurrences in Botswana
SubclassPhyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
11
18
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassSarsostraca
Tasch, 1969
3
3
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Branchiopoda at artfakta.se
Branchiopoda at dyntaxa.se
Branchiopoda at gbif.org
Branchiopoda at gbif.org
Branchiopoda at itis.gov
Branchiopoda at marinespecies.org