Branchipodopsis

Branchipodopsis
Branchipodopsis sp., male and female, from the Western Cape, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anostraca
Family: Branchipodidae
Genus: Branchipodopsis
G. O. Sars, 1898
Synonyms
  • Branchipus abiadi Brauer, 1877
  • Eubranchinella Daday, 1910
  • Mongolobranchipus Dybowskyi, 1928

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.[1] Though the genus is most widely known from Africa, some occur in the middle east and adjoining regions.

  1. ^ L Brendonck, ML Hamer, BJ Riddoch, MT Seaman Branchipodopsis species — specialists of ephemeral rock pools. African Journal of Aquatic Science: 2000 25: 98-104. ISSN 1608-5914