| Phallocryptus spinosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Anostraca |
| Family: | Thamnocephalidae |
| Genus: | Phallocryptus |
| Species: | P. spinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phallocryptus spinosus (H.Milne-Edwards, 1840) | |
| Synonyms | |
Branchinella spinosa [1] | |
Phallocryptus spinosus, the halophilic fairy shrimp, is a species of fairy shrimp within the family Thamnocephalidae. [2] The species of previously recorded from a shallow salty pond in Tabriz, occurring in the same area as Branchinecta orientalis . More locations were reported in similar habitats in central and south Iran from Bafq and Lar, and a 4th population was found 200 kilometers south to the original locality. [3] It occurs in parts of Southern Africa, notably the Makgadikgadi Pans of Botswana. [4] Other crustacean species found in this region of Botswana in co-existence with B. spinosa include Moina belli .