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Branchinecta
Branchinecta is a genus of crustacean in family Branchinectidae. It includes around 50 species, found on all continents except Africa and Australia. Branchinecta gigas, the giant fairy shrimp, is the largest species in the order, with a length of up to 10 centimetres (4 in), and Branchinecta brushi lives at the highest altitude of any crustacean, at 5,930 metres (19,460 ft), a record it shares with the copepod Boeckella palustris. A new genus, Archaebranchinecta was established in 2011...
33 branches of this genus, most-observed first
versatile fairy shrimp
speciesBranchinecta lindahli
Horned Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta cornigera
San Diego Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta sandiegonensis
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta lynchi
Rock Pool Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta packardi
Conservancy Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta conservatio
Circumpolar Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta paludosa
Alkali Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta mackini
Colorado Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta coloradensis
Midvalley fairy shrimp
speciesBranchinecta mesovallensis
Longhorn Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta longiantenna
Dissimilar Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta oriena
Antarctic Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta gaini
Giant Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta gigas
Branchinecta ferox
speciesBranchinecta ferox
Branchinecta lateralis
speciesBranchinecta lateralis
Branchinecta serrata
speciesBranchinecta serrata
Branchinecta orientalis
speciesBranchinecta orientalis
Branchinecta rocaensis
speciesBranchinecta rocaensis
Branchinecta iheringi
speciesBranchinecta iheringi
Eastern Alkali Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta readingi
Potassium-loving Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta potassa
Branchinecta belki
speciesBranchinecta belki
Branchinecta mexicana
speciesBranchinecta mexicana
Branchinecta minuta
speciesBranchinecta minuta
Branchinecta lutulenta
speciesBranchinecta lutulenta
Branchinecta valchetana
speciesBranchinecta valchetana
Branchinecta constricta
speciesBranchinecta constricta
Pocket Pouch Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta campestris
Great Basin Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta dissimilis
Kaibab Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta kaibabensis
Winter Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta hiberna
Raptor Fairy Shrimp
speciesBranchinecta raptor
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 87076.