Macrothrix

Macrothrix
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Branchiopoda
Order:	Anomopoda
Family:	Macrothricidae
Genus:	Macrothrix ; Baird, 1843
Synonyms
	DrepanomacrothryxWerestschagin, 1913; EchiniscaLiévin, 1848; GurneyellaBrehm, 1930; IheringulaG.O. Sars, 1900;

Last updated June 02, 2025

Macrothrix is a genus of water fleas in the family Macrothricidae .^[1]

The genus was described in 1843 by William Baird,^[1] and has a cosmopolitan distribution.^[2]

Species

There are 54 valid species assigned to the genus Macrothrix, including:^[1]

Macrothrix acutirostris (Schmarda, 1854)
Macrothrix agsensis Dumont, Silva Briano & Subhash Babu, 2002
Macrothrix albuferae Arévalo, 1916
Macrothrix atahualpa Brehm, 1936
Macrothrix boergeni Studer, 1878
Macrothrix brandorffi Kotov & Hollwedel, 2004
Macrothrix brevicornis Shen Chia-jui, Tai Ai-yun & Chiang Sieh-chih, 1966
Macrothrix breviseta Smirnov, 1976
Macrothrix burstalis Smith, 1909
Macrothrix camjatae Harding, 1955
Macrothrix capensis (G.O. Sars, 1916)
Macrothrix carinata (Smirnov, 1976)
Macrothrix dadayi Behning, 1941
Macrothrix elegans G.O. Sars, 1901
Macrothrix flabelligera Smirvov, 1992
Macrothrix flagellata (Smirnov & Timms, 1983)
Macrothrix gauthieri (Smirnov, 1976)
Macrothrix hardingi Petkovski, 1973
Macrothrix hirsuticornis Norman & Brady, 1867
Macrothrix hystrix Gurney, 1927
Macrothrix indistincta Smirnov, 1992
Macrothrix laticornis (Jurine, 1820)
Macrothrix longiseta Smirnov, 1976
Macrothrix magna Daday, 1902
Macrothrix malaysiensis Idris & Fernando, 1981
Macrothrix marthae Elías-Gutiérrez & Smirnov, 2000
Macrothrix mexicanus Ciros-Pérez, Silva-Briano & Elías-Gutiérrez, 1996
Macrothrix montana Birge, 1904
Macrothrix novamexicana Herrick, 1895
Macrothrix odiosa Gurney, 1916
Macrothrix oviformis Ekman, 1900
Macrothrix paulensis (G.O. Sars, 1900)
Macrothrix pectinata (Smirnov, 1976)
Macrothrix pennigera Shen Chia-Jui, Sung Ta-hsiang & Chen Kou-hsiao, 1961
Macrothrix pholpunthini Kotov, Maiphae & Sanoamuang, 2005
Macrothrix pseudospinosa Smirnov, 1992
Macrothrix rectirostris Brehm, 1936
Macrothrix rosea (Jurine, 1820)
Macrothrix ruehei Kotov, 2007
Macrothrix sarsi Kotov, 2007
Macrothrix schauinslandi G.O. Sars, 1904
Macrothrix shadini Mukhamediev, 1963
Macrothrix sierrafriatensis Silva-Briano, Dieu & Dumont, 1999
Macrothrix sioli Smirnov, 1982
Macrothrix smirnovi Ciros-Pérez & Elías-Gutiérrez, 1997
Macrothrix spinosa King, 1853
Macrothrix superaculeata (Smirnov, 1982)
Macrothrix tabrizensis Dumont, Silva Briano & Subhash Babu, 2002
Macrothrix timmsi (Smirnov, 1976)
Macrothrix tobaensis Johnson, 1956
Macrothrix tripectinata Weisig, 1934
Macrothrix triserialis Brady, 1886
Macrothrix vietnamensis Silva-Briano, Dieu & Dumont, 1999
Macrothrix williamsi (Smirnov & Timms, 1983)

References

1 2 3 4 WoRMS (2021). "Macrothrix". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 19 October 2021.
↑ "Macrothrix". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 19 October 2021.

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[WORMS-1] 1 2 3 4 WoRMS (2021). "Macrothrix". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[GBIF-2] "Macrothrix". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 19 October 2021.

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