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| name = Thamnocephalidae |
| name = Thamnocephalidae |
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| image = Thamnocephalus venezuelensis.jpg |
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| image_caption = Male ''[[Thamnocephalus venezuelensis]]'' |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a |
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a |
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Family: | Thamnocephalidae Packard, 1883 [1]
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Thamnocephalidae is a family of crustaceans with widespread world distribution including Western Australia and Southern Africa, notably the Makgadikgadi Pan of Botswana. A species within this family, Branchinella spinosa, is found in the seasonal lake bed of the Nwetwe Pan in Botswana.[2] Six genera are recognised, in two subfamilies:[3]
- Thamnocephalinae
- Thamnocephalus Packard, 1879
- Carinophallus Roger, 2006
- Branchinellinae
- Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908
- Phallocryptus Birabén, 1951
- Gurneya Brtek, 1996
- Branchinella Sayce, 1903
References
- ^ "Thamnocephalidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ C. Michael Hogan (2008). A. Burnham (ed.). "Makgadikgadi". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ D. Christopher Rogers (2006). "A genus level revision of the Thamnocephalidae (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1260: 1–25.