枝額蟲屬

枝額蟲屬（學名：）是鳃足纲無甲目釵額蟲科的一個屬，屬於神仙蝦的一種。本屬物種廣泛分布於全世界，但當中以澳洲西部和非洲南部比較集中。

當中多個物種由於生活環境被破壞，使其生存受到威脅，當中B. latzi甚至有可能已滅絕。這個物種原來在位于澳大利亚乌卢鲁的水洞中生活，但由於生活水體受到遠足者的大小便污染而在野外失去踪影。

物種
Branchinella includes the following species:

 Branchinella acacioidea Belk & Sissom, 1992
 Branchinella affinis Linder, 1941
 Branchinella alachua Dexter, 1953
 Branchinella apophysata Linder, 1941
 Branchinella arborea Geddes, 1981
澳洲枝额虫 Branchinella australiensis (Richters, 1876)
 Branchinella basispina Geddes, 1981
 Branchinella buchananensis Geddes, 1981
 Branchinella chudeaui (Daday, 1910)
 Branchinella compacta Linder, 1941
 Branchinella complexidigitata Timms, 2003
 Branchinella denticulata Linder, 1941
 Branchinella dubia (Schwartz, 1917)
 Branchinella frondosa Henry, 1924
 Branchinella halsei Timms, 2003
 Branchinella hardingi (Qadri & Baqai, 1956)
 Branchinella hattahensis Geddes, 1981
 Branchinella kadjikadji Timms, 2003
 鵠沼枝額蟲 Branchinella kugenumaensis (Ishikawa, 1895)
 Branchinella latzi Geddes, 1981 (possibly extinct)
 Branchinella lithaca (Creaser, 1940)
 Branchinella longirostris Wolf, 1911
 Branchinella lyrifera Linder, 1941
 Branchinella madurai Raj, 1951
 Branchinella mcraeae Timms, 2005
 Branchinella minuta Rœn, 1952
 Branchinella multidigitata Timms, 2008
 Branchinella nana Timms, 2003
 Branchinella nichollsi Linder, 1941
 Branchinella occidentalis Dakin, 1914
 Branchinella ondonguae (Barnard, 1924)
 Branchinella ornata Daday, 1910
 Branchinella papillata Timms, 2008
 Branchinella pinderi Timms, 2008
 Branchinella pinnata Geddes, 1981
 Branchinella proboscida Henry, 1924
 Branchinella simplex Linder, 1941
 Branchinella spinosa (Milne-Edwards, 1840)
 Branchinella sublettei Sissom, 1976
 Branchinella thailandensis Sanoamuang, Saengphan & Murugan, 2002
 Branchinella vosperi Timms, 2008
 Branchinella wellardi Milner, 1929

Some related fairy shrimp, such as Phallocryptus wrighti, were formerly placed in Branchinella.

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