Publication Type:
Journal ArticleSource:
Zootaxa, Magnolia Press, Volume 1260, p.1-25 (2006)Call Number:
A06ROG03IDUSURL:
http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2006f/z01260p025f.pdfKeywords:
Branchinella, Branchinellites, Carinophallus, Dendrocephalinus, Dendrocephalus, fairy shrimp, Gurneya, Phallocryptus, ThamnocephalusAbstract:
The family Thamnocephalidae, especially the genus Branchinella, has become a mélange of genera and species with unclear affinities. A genus-level revision of the family, using modern taxonomic standards, is presented. Two distinct subfamilies are recognized, consisting of six genera (including one new genus): Thamnocephalus and Carinophallus gen. nov. in the Thamnocephalinae, and Dendrocephalus, Phallocryptus, Gurneya, and Branchinella in the Branchinellinae. Three genera are each composed of two subgenera: Thamnocephalus (Thamnocephalus and Simplicephalus), Dendrocephalus (Dendrocephalus and Dendrocephalinus subgen. nov.), and Branchinella (Branchinella and Branchinellites stat. nov.). A key to the genera is presented coupled with a checklist of all described species in the family, and Branchinella hardingi is redescribed from presumed paratype material.
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