Branchinella apophysata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Branchiopoda |
Order: | Anostraca |
Family: | Thamnocephalidae |
Genus: | Branchinella |
Species: | B. apophysata |
Binomial name | |
Branchinella apophysata Linder, 1941 |
Branchinella apophysata is a species of crustacean in the family Thamnocephalidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it is known only from its type locality, a shallow pool on Mount Margaret, near Laverton, Western Australia. [2] It is most closely related to other Australian species, including B. affinis , B. denticulata , B. latzi , B. longirostris and B. probiscida . [3]