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Peacock-eye Fairy Shrimps
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Peacock-eye Fairy Shrimps

Branchipodopsis

Branchipodopsis is a genus of aquatic crustaceans, in the order Anostraca. It is one of several genera known as fairy shrimp. All described species are specialised for inhabiting ephemeral rock pools in situations such as mountains and deserts. Though the genus is most widely known from Africa, some occur in the middle east and adjoining regions.

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17 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Mongolian Fairy Shrimp

speciesBranchipodopsis affinis

Wolf's Fairy Shrimp

speciesBranchipodopsis wolfi

Branchipodopsis tridens

speciesBranchipodopsis tridens

Branchipodopsis kalaharensis

speciesBranchipodopsis kalaharensis

Branchipodopsis drepane

speciesBranchipodopsis drepane

Branchipodopsis simplex

speciesBranchipodopsis simplex

Branchipodopsis drakensbergensis

speciesBranchipodopsis drakensbergensis

Branchipodopsis hutchinsoni

speciesBranchipodopsis hutchinsoni

Branchipodopsis karroensis

speciesBranchipodopsis karroensis

Branchipodopsis scambus

speciesBranchipodopsis scambus

Branchipodopsis underbergensis

speciesBranchipodopsis underbergensis

Branchipodopsis barnardi

speciesBranchipodopsis barnardi

Branchipodopsis browni

speciesBranchipodopsis browni

Branchipodopsis dayae

speciesBranchipodopsis dayae

Branchipodopsis hodgsoni

speciesBranchipodopsis hodgsoni

Branchipodopsis kaokoensis

speciesBranchipodopsis kaokoensis

Branchipodopsis natalensis

speciesBranchipodopsis natalensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 644192.