Species Branchinella complexidigititata Timms, 2002

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• Branchinella complexidigititata Timms, B.V. 2002. The Fairy Shrimp Genus Branchinella Sayce 1903 (Crustacea: Anostraca: Thamnocephalidae) in Western Australia, including a description of four new species. Hydrobiologia 486: 71-89 [75-78 fig. 6].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM C24869, Arro Lake, 11 km north-west of Enabba, WA.
  Paratype(s) WAM C24870 (as allotype); WAM C24871.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Eneabba area, WA (Timms 2002: fig.3).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Presumedly a fliter feeder; lives in very turbid waters (Timms 2004).

 

General References

Timms, B.V. 2004. An Identification Guide to the Fairy Shrimps (Crustacea: Anostraca) of Australia. CRCFC Identification and Ecology Guide No 47, Thurgoona, NSW. 76 pp. (key)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Jan-2013		15-Jan-2013	MODIFIED
09-Aug-2012		09-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
18-Aug-2010		18-Aug-2010	MODIFIED
		14-May-2010	MODIFIED