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Checklist for Class Branchiopoda Latreille, 1817 (Branchiopods)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
26
84
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
26 Families width 188 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CTALBDSMEPHI
Chydoridae Stebbing, 190261SpeciesTaxom
Triopsidae Keilhack, 1909Fairy shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Artemiidae Grochowski, 1895Brine shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Limnadiidae Burmeister, 18437SpeciesTaxom
Bosminidae Sars, 1865Bosminid Waterfleas7SpeciesTaxom
Branchinectidae Daday, 1910Branchinectid brine shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Thamnocephalidae Packard, 18830SpeciesTaxom
Cercopagididae Mordukhai-Bo..., 19684SpeciesTaxom
Daphniidae Straus, 182039SpeciesTaxom
Chirocephalidae Daday de Dées, 1910Chirocephalid brine shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Cyzicidae Stebbing, 1910Clam shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Sididae Baird, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Macrothricidae Norman & Brady, 18678SpeciesTaxom
Eocyzicidae Schwentner, ..., 20204SpeciesTaxom
Leptestheriidae Daday, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Lioestheriidae Raymond, 19464SpeciesTaxom
Podonidae Mordukhai-Bo..., 196810SpeciesTaxom
Eurycercidae Kurz, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Holopediidae Sars, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Ilyocryptidae Smirnov, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Lepidocarididae Scourfield, 19260SpeciesTaxom
Leptodoridae Lilljeborg, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Lynceidae Baird, 1845Clam Shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Moinidae Goulden, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Polyphemidae Baird, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Tanymastigidae Brtek, 19721SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
81 Genera with 188 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLMOPRST
Acroperus Baird, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Alona Baird, 190511SpeciesTaxom
Alonella G. O. Sars, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Alonopsis Sars, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Anchistropus G. O. Sars, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Apus Bosc, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Artemia Leach, 1758Brine shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Australimnadia Timms & Schw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Bosmina Baird, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Branchinecta Verrill, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Branchinella Sayce, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Bythotrephes Leydig, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Camptocercus Baird, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Ceriodaphnia Dana, 189010SpeciesTaxom
Chirocephalus Desmarest, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Chydorus Leach, 17766SpeciesTaxom
Coronatella Dybowski & G..., 18622SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodaphnia Dybowski & G..., 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyzicus Audouin, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 1894Water Flea23SpeciesTaxom
Diaphanosoma Fischer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Disparalona Fryer, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Drepanothrix G. O. Sars, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dunhevedia King, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eocyzicus Daday de Dées, 20184SpeciesTaxom
Eoleptestheria Daday, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeroporus Frey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Estheria Tasch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Eubosmina Seligo, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Eubranchipus Verrill, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Euestheria Depéret & Ma..., 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurycercus Baird, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Evadne Lovén, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Flavalona Sinev & Dumont, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Graptoleberis Sars, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Holopedium Zaddach, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ilyocryptus Sars, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Imnadia Hertzog, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Kurzia Dibowski & G..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lathonura Lilljeborg, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Latona Straus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Leaia Jones, 03SpeciesTaxom
Lepidocaris Scourfield, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepidurus Leach, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Leptestheria G. O. Sars, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptodora Lilljeborg, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Leydigia Kurz, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Limnadia Brongniart, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Lioestheria Depéret & Ma..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Lynceites Goldenberg, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Lynceus Müller, 18865SpeciesTaxom
Macrothrix Baird, 04SpeciesTaxom
Megafenestra Dumont and P..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Moina Baird, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Monospilus G. O. Sars, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ophryoxus G. O. Sars, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Oxyurella Dybowski and..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnadia Sars, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Paralona Sramek-Husek..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Penilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Peracantha Baird, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Phreatalona Van Damme, B..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Phrixura P. E. Muller, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Picripleuroxus Frey, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Pleopis Dana, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pleopsis Dana, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroxus Baird, 18206SpeciesTaxom
Podon Lilljeborg, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Polyphemus O. F. Müller, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Posidonomya1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudestheria Raymond, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pseudevadne Claus, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochydorus Fryer, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchotalona Norman, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Scapholeberis Schoedler, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Sida Straus, 1776Fanpetals1SpeciesTaxom
Simocephalus Schödler, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Streblocerus G. O. Sars, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Tanymastix Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tretocephala Frey, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Triops Schrank, 18642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
188 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acroperus angustatus Sars, 1863Blue paloverde
Acroperus elongatus (Sars, 1862
Acroperus harpae Baird, 1834
Acroperus leucocephalus ( (Koch, 1841)⇒ Acroperus harpae Baird, 1834
Alona affinis Leydig, 1860
Alona costata G.O. Sars, 1862
Alona elegans Kurz, 1875
Alona guttata Sars, 1862
Alona intermedia G. O. Sars, 1862
Alona lineata Sars, 1890
Alona protzi Hartwig, 1900
Alona quadrangularis Müller, 1785
Alona rectangula Sars, 1861Paloverde
Alona rustica Scott, 1895
Alona weltneri Keilhack, 1905
Alonella excisa Fischer, 1854
Alonella exigua Lilljeborg, 1853
Alonella nana Baird, 1850
Alonella rostrata (Koch, 1841)⇒ Disparalona rostrata Koch, 1841
Alonopsis elongata Sars, 1862Jerusalem thorn
Anchistropus emarginatus Sars, 1862
Apus cancriformis (Bosc, 1801)⇒ Triops cancriformis Bosc, 1801
Artemia franciscana Kellogg, 1906San Francisco Brine Shrimp
Artemia salina Linnaeus, 1758Brine Shrimp
Australimnadia grobbeni Daday, 1925
Bosmina (Bosmina) liederi De Melo & He..., 1994
Bosmina (Bosmina) longirostris Müller, 1776
Bosmina (Eubosmina) coregoni (Baird, 1857)⇒ Eubosmina coregoni Baird, 1857
Bosmina (Eubosmina) longispina ( Leydig, 1860)⇒ Eubosmina longispina Leydig, 1860
Bosmina obtusirostris Sars, 1861Paloverde
Branchinecta campestris Lynch, 1960Pocket-pouch fairy shrimp
Branchinecta ferox M. Milne-Edw..., 1840
Bythotrephes cederstroemi (Schödler, 1863)⇒ Bythotrephes cederstroemii Schodler, 1877
Bythotrephes cederstroemii Schodler, 1877Spiny Waterflea
Bythotrephes cederstromii Schodler & K..., 1877
Bythotrephes longimanus Leydig, 1860Long-Tailed Waterflea
Camptocercus lilljeborgi Schoedler, 1862
Camptocercus macrourus (O. F. Muller, 1785
Camptocercus rectirostris Schödler, 1862Gum
Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895Donner Lake lupine
Ceriodaphnia laticaudata P.E. Müller, 1867
Ceriodaphnia megalops (Sars, 1862)⇒ Ceriodaphnia megops G. O. Sars, 1861
Ceriodaphnia megops G. O. Sars, 1861
Ceriodaphnia pulchella Sars, 1862
Ceriodaphnia quadrangula O.F. Müller, 1785
Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Jurine, 1820)⇒ Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895
Ceriodaphnia rotunda Sars, 1862Jerusalem thorn
Ceriodaphnia scitula Herrick, 1884Leather-root
Ceriodaphnia setosa Matile, 1890
Chirocephalus diaphanus Prévost, 1803Fairy Shrimp
Chydorus barbatus Brady, 1868
Chydorus globosus (Baird, 1843)⇒ Pseudochydorus globosus Baird, 1843
Chydorus latus Sars, 1862Jerusalem thorn
Chydorus ovalis Kurz, 1874California Sister
Chydorus piger ( Sars, 1862)⇒ Paralona pigra G.O. Sars, 1862
Chydorus sphaericus O.F. Müller, 1776Water flea
Coronatella circumfimbriata Megard, 1967
Coronatella rectangula Sars, 1862
Cyzicus tetracerus (Krynicki, 1830
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) atkinsoni Baird, 1859Band-celled Sister
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) magna Straus, 1820Spoonleaf treebine
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) similis Claus, 1876
Daphnia (Daphnia) ambigua Scourfield, 1947
Daphnia (Daphnia) cucullata G.O. Sars, 1862
Daphnia (Daphnia) curvirostris Eylman, 1887
Daphnia (Daphnia) galeata Sars, 1863
Daphnia (Daphnia) hyalina Leydig, 1860
Daphnia (Daphnia) lacustris Sars, 1862
Daphnia (Daphnia) longispina O.F. Müller, 1776
Daphnia (Daphnia) minnehaha Herrick, 1884
Daphnia (Daphnia) obtusa Kurz, 1942Scentless plant bugs
Daphnia (Daphnia) parvula Fordyce, 1901
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulex Leydig, 1860Common water flea
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulicaria Forbes, 1893
Daphnia (Daphnia) rosea G. O. Sars, 1862
Daphnia carinata King, 1852
Daphnia inopinata
Daphnia psittacea Baird, 1850
Daphnia quadrangula (O. F. Muller, 1785)⇒ Ceriodaphnia quadrangula O.F. Müller, 1785
Daphnia reticulata Haldeman, 1843
Daphnia tewaipounamu
Daphnia thomsoni Sars, 1894
Diaphanosoma brachyurum Liévin, 1848
Disparalona rostrata Koch, 1841
Drepanothrix dentata Eurén, 1861
Dunhevedia crassa King, 1853Acmon Blue
Eocyzicus argillaquus Timms & Richter, 2009
Eocyzicus armatus Tippelt & Sc..., 2018
Eocyzicus phytophilus Tippelt & Sc..., 2018
Eocyzicus ubiquus Tippelt & Sc..., 2018
Eoleptestheria ticinensis Balsamo-Criv..., 1859
Ephemeroporus laevis Sars, 1904
Estheria tenella Bronn, 1850
Eubosmina (Eubosmina) coregoni Baird, 1857
Eubosmina (Eubosmina) longispina Leydig, 1860
Eubranchipus bundyi Forbes, 1876Knob-lip fairy shrimp
Eubranchipus holmanii Ryder, 1879Holman fairy shrimp
Eubranchipus intricatus Hartland-Rowe, 1967Smooth-lipped fairy shrimp
Eubranchipus oregonus Creaser, 1930Oregon fairy shrimp
Eubranchipus vernalis Verrill, 1869Eastern fairy shrimp
Eurycercus (Eurycercus) lamellatus O.F. Müller, 1776
Eurycercus (Teretifrons) glacialis Lilljeborg, 1887
Eurycercus longirostris Hann, 1982Sweetwood
Evadne nordmanni Lovén, 1836
Evadne spinifera P.E.Müller, 1867
Evadne tergestina (Claus, 1864)⇒ Pseudevadne tergestina Claus, 1877
Flavalona costata Sars, 1862
Graptoleberis testudinaria Fischer, 1848
Holopedium gibberum Zaddach, 1855El Paso skyrocket
Ilyocryptus acutifrons Sars, 1862
Ilyocryptus agilis Kurz, 1878Coville's buckwheat
Ilyocryptus brevidentatus Ekman, 1905
Ilyocryptus sordidus Liévin, 1848
Imnadia yeyetta Hertzog, 1935
Kurzia latissima Kurz, 1874
Lathonura rectirostris Müller, 1785
Latona setifera O.F. Müller, 1776
Leaia buntschiana Goldenberg, 1873
Leaia leidyi Beyrich, 1864
Leaia reflexa
Lepidurus apus Linnaeus, 1758Tadpole Shrimp
Lepidurus apus viridis Baird, 1850
Lepidurus kirkii G.M.Thompson, 1879
Leptestheria dahalacensis Rüppell, 1837
Leptodora kindti (Focke, 1844)⇒ Leptodora kindtii Focke, 1844
Leptodora kindtii Focke, 1844
Leydigia acanthocercoides Fischer, 1854Greenish Blue
Leydigia leydigi Schoedler, 1863San Emigdio Blue
Leydigia quadrangularis (Leydig, 1860)⇒ Leydigia leydigi Schoedler, 1863
Limnadia lenticularis Linnaeus, 1761Eastern clam shrimp
Lioestheria dunkeri
Lynceites cansoensis Copeland, 1894
Lynceus brachyurus Muller, 1776American Copper
Lynceus macleyanus
Lynceus quadrangularis Müller, 1776
Lynceus rostratus Koch, 1841
Lynceus tatei Brady, 1886
Macrothrix hirsuticornis Norman & Brady, 1867Gold-bordered Hairstreak
Macrothrix laticornis Jurine, 1820Marius Hairstreak
Macrothrix rosea Jurine, 1820White Scrub-Hairstreak
Macrothrix scotica
Megafenestra aurita (Fischer, 1849
Moina brachiata Jurine, 1820Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak
Moina macrocopa Straus, 1820Common ladyfern
Moina rectirostris Leydig, 1860Bromeliad Scrub-Hairstreak
Monospilus dispar Sars, 1862Creamy Stripe-streak
Ophryoxus gracilis G. O. Sars, 1861
Oxyurella tenuicaudis Sars, 1862
Paralimnadia bishopi Timms, 2016
Paralona pigra G.O. Sars, 1862
Penilia avirostris Dana, 1852
Peracantha truncata O.F. Müller, 1785
Phreatalona protzi Hartwig, 1900
Phrixura rostrata (Koch, 1841
Picripleuroxus denticulatus Birge, 1879
Picripleuroxus laevis G. O. Sars, 1861
Picripleuroxus leavis Sars, 1862
Pleopis polyphemoides (Leuckart, 1859)⇒ Pleopsis polyphemoides Leuckart, 1859
Pleopsis polyphemoides Leuckart, 1859
Pleuroxus (Peracantha) truncatus O. F. Müller, 1785
Pleuroxus (Picripleuroxus) denticulatus ( Birge, 1879)⇒ Picripleuroxus denticulatus Birge, 1879
Pleuroxus (Picripleuroxus) laevis ( Sars, 1862)⇒ Picripleuroxus leavis Sars, 1862
Pleuroxus (Pleuroxus) trigonellus O. F. Müller, 1776
Pleuroxus (Pleuroxus) uncinatus Baird, 1850
Pleuroxus (Tylopleuroxus) aduncus Jurine, 1820
Podon intermedius Lilljeborg, 1853
Podon leuckarti (Sars, 1862)⇒ Podon leuckartii Sars G.O., 1862
Podon leuckartii Sars G.O., 1862
Podon polyphemoides (Leuckart, 1859)⇒ Pleopsis polyphemoides Leuckart, 1859
Polyphemus pediculus Linnaeus, 1761
Posidonomya tenella Bronn, 1850
Pseudestheria brevis
Pseudestheria rugosa
Pseudevadne tergestina Claus, 1877
Pseudochydorus globosus Baird, 1843
Rhynchotalona falcata Sars, 1861
Scapholeberis aurita Fischer, 1849
Scapholeberis mucronata O.F. Müller, 1776
Sida crystallina O. F. Müller, 1776
Simocephalus exspinosus Koch, 1841
Simocephalus serrulatus Koch, 1841Water flea
Simocephalus vetulus Müller, 1776
Streblocerus serricaudatus Fischer, 1849
Tanymastix stagnalis Linnaeus, 1758
Tretocephala ambigua (Lilljeborg, 1900
Triops cancriformis Bosc, 1801Horseshoe shrimp
Triops granarius Lucas, 1864Tadpole shrimp

Subnodes of Branchiopoda with occurrences in British Isles
SubclassPhyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
20
74
175
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassSarsostraca
Tasch, 1969
6
7
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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