This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Cohen, Rosa Graciela (2008): A new species of Branchinecta (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from the Argentinian Tierra del Fuego. Zootaxa 1884: 60-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.184274
Abstract
Branchinecta fueguina, a new species of fairy shrimp, was found together with B. granulosa in a temporary pond beside Laguna de los Cisnes, 53°47'12''S, 67°46'55''W, Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province (Argentina). The male second antennal basal article has a proximal, anteriomedial auriculate welt, covered with sensory setae and a hanging posteriomedial ornamented apophysis bending abruptly anteriorly with a rounded apex. Distally, the basal article has a longitudinal medial crest, proximally produced into a blunt posteriomedially directed point. The distal article is strongly rotated, articulating almost perpendicular to the basal article. The anterior surface of the article is triangular, from its proximal joint to the broadly explanate apex. Distally, the broadened article bends anteriorly forming a complex three-lobed apex. The peculiar joint with the basal article and the distal article shape are unique in the genus.
Key words: Branchinecta fueguina, fairy shrimp, taxonomy, neotropical
Cohen R G, plazi (2008). A new species of Branchinecta (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from the Argentinian Tierra del Fuego. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.184274 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-14.
