| Branchinella alachua | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Anostraca |
| Family: | Thamnocephalidae |
| Genus: | Branchinella |
| Species: | B. alachua |
| Binomial name | |
| Branchinella alachua Dexter, 1953 | |
Branchinella alachua is a species of crustacean in the family Thamnocephalidae. It was described in 1953 by Ralph W. Dexter based on material collected in 1947 by I. J. Cantrall; 11 male individuals of the new species were discovered among Cantrall's collection of Streptocephalus seali . [2] B. alachua is only known from the type locality, a temporary pool in Alachua County, Florida, from which its specific epithet derives. [2] It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List. [1]
