Species Branchinella kadjikadji Timms, 2002

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Species Branchinella kadjikadji Timms, 2002

Branchinella kadjikadji 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 [80-83 fig. 8].
Type data:
Holotype WAM C28752, claypan on Kadji Kadji Station, 35 km east-north-east of Morewa, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM C28752 (as allotype).

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North-eastern wheatbelt, WA, and now known from type locality and a similar claypan near Wyalkatchem (Timms, unpublished data).

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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

Presumably a filter feeder; lives in very turbid waters (Timms 2002, 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

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
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

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