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| Branchinella spinosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Anostraca |
| Family: | Thamnocephalidae |
| Genus: | Branchinella |
| Species: | B. spinosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Branchinella spinosa (H. Milne-Edwards, 1840) | |
Branchinella spinosa is a species within the family Thamnocephalidae. [1] This fairy shrimp species occurs in parts of Southern Africa, notably the Makgadikgadi Pans of Botswana. [2] Other crustacean species found in this region of Botswana in co-existence with B. spinosa include Moina belli .