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Checklist for Class Branchiopoda Latreille, 1817 (Branchiopods)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
9
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Alberta
9 Families width 22 Species
Chydoridae Stebbing, 19028SpeciesTaxom
Chirocephalidae Daday de Dées, 1910Chirocephalid brine shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Branchinectidae Daday, 1910Branchinectid brine shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Daphniidae Straus, 18205SpeciesTaxom
Triopsidae Keilhack, 1909Fairy shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Macrothricidae Norman & Brady, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Polyphemidae Baird, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Sididae Baird, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Streptocephalidae Daday, 1910Streptocephalid brine shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Alberta
17 Genera with 22 Species
Acroperus Baird, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Alona Baird, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Alonella G. O. Sars, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Artemiopsis G. O. Sars, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Branchinecta Verrill, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Ceriodaphnia Dana, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Chydorus Leach, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 1860Water Flea2SpeciesTaxom
Eubranchipus Verrill, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Lepidurus Leach, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Ophryoxus G. O. Sars, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Picripleuroxus Frey, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroxus Baird, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Polyphemus O. F. Müller, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Sida Straus, 1776Fanpetals1SpeciesTaxom
Simocephalus Schödler, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Streptocephalus Baird, 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
22 Species
Acroperus harpae Baird, 1834
Alona costata G.O. Sars, 1862
Alona lapidicola Chengalath a..., 1981
Alona setulosa Megard, 1967
Alonella excisa Fischer, 1854
Artemiopsis stefanssoni Johansen, 1921Nearctic artemiopsis
Branchinecta paludosa O. F. Müller, 1788Arctic fairy shrimp
Chydorus brevilabris Frey, 1980
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) magna Straus, 1820Spoonleaf treebine
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulex Leydig, 1860Common water flea
Eubranchipus intricatus Hartland-Rowe, 1967Smooth-lipped fairy shrimp
Lepidurus couesii Packard, 1875Coues tadpole shrimp
Lepidurus lynchi Linder, 1952
Ophryoxus gracilis G. O. Sars, 1861
Picripleuroxus denticulatus Birge, 1879
Pleuroxus (Pleuroxus) trigonellus O. F. Müller, 1776
Polyphemus pediculus Linnaeus, 1761
Sida crystallina O. F. Müller, 1776
Simocephalus exspinosus Koch, 1841
Simocephalus serrulatus Koch, 1841Water flea
Simocephalus vetulus Müller, 1776
Streptocephalus sealii Ryder, 1879Spiny-tail fairy shrimp

Subnodes of Branchiopoda with occurrences in Southern Alberta
SubclassPhyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
6
13
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassSarsostraca
Tasch, 1969
3
4
4
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