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Branchinecta rocaensis Cohen, 1982
TYPE: holotype (30489), paratypes (30490)
Argentine Museum of Natural History 'Bernardino
Rivadavia' , Buenos Aires, Argentina.
TYPE LOCALITY: a temporary pond about
60 km northeast of the city of General Roca, between
the Colorado River and the Negro River, Rio Negro
Province, Argentina.
DISTRIBUTION: Buenos Aires, La Pampa, and
Rio Negro provinces, Argentina (Cesar, 1989).
COMMENTS: none.
Branchinecta sandiegonensis Fugate, 1993
TYPE: holotype (256557), allotype (256558),
and paratypes Smithsonian Institution, Washington
D.C., USA; additional paratypes Los Angeles County
Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, California,
USA and the Hungarian Museum of Natural History
Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY: an extensive network ofvernal pools on Del Mar Mesa, San Diego County, California, USA (32 °51'N, 117 °15'W).
DISTRIBUTION: from within 50 km of the
Pacific Ocean from Santa Barbara, California, USA
to Valle de las Palmas, Baja California, Mexico.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchinecta skorikowi (Daday, 1910)
TYPE: syntypes (9669) Zoological Institute,
Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY: a lake on the right bank of
the Zelenaja River, Kolyma district, Russia (67 oN,
162°E).
DISTRIBUTION: northern part of Jugor Peninsula, Vaigatch Island and southern island of Nowaya
Zemlya Archipelago, Lena Delta and bank of BuorKhaja Bay, Jana Delta, islands and coast of Jana Bay,
New Sibiri an Islands, lower part of Koljma River basin
(Vekhoff, 1990).
COMMENTS: described as type species of the
genus Artemiella, transferred to Branchinecta by Linder (1941); the relationship between this taxon and
B. tolli needs careful comparative study.
Branchinecta somuncurensis Cohen, 1983
TYPE: holotype (31444) Argentine Museum
of Natural History 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
TYPE LOCALITY: Meseta de Somuncura, Rio
Negro Province, Argentina.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchinecta tarensis Biraben, 1946
TYPE: holotype, allotype, paratypes (13.500)La
Plata Museum of Natural History, La Plata, Argentina; additional paratypes Argentine Museum of Natural History 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
TYPE LOCALITY: freshwater pools a few km
from Lake Tar in the Lake San Martin area, Santa Cruz
Province, Argentina.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none
Branchinecta tolli (Sars, 1897)
TYPE: syntypes (3361) Zoological Institute,
Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY: a pond on the Jana Delta,
Russia.
DISTRIBUTION: Lena Delta and coast ofBuorKhaja Bay, Jana Delta, islands and coast of Jana Bay,
New Siberian Islands (Vekhoff, 1990).
COMMENTS: described in Branchiopsyllus,
transferred to Branchinecta by Daday (1910);
redescription in Vekhoff (1989); the relationship
between this taxon and B. skorikowi needs careful comparative study.
Branchinecta valchetana Cohen, 1981
TYPE: holotype (30273), allotype (30275),
paratypes (30274 & 30276) Argentine Museum of Natural History 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Buenos Aires,
Argentina. Additional paratypes La Plata Museum of
Natural History, La Plata, Argentina.
TYPE LOCALITY: a temporary pool beside
Road 251 between Conesa and San Antonio Oeste,
Rio Negro Province, Argentina.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchinecta vuriloche Cohen, 1985
TYPE: holotype (32.010), allotype (32.011)
Argentine Museum of Natural History 'Bernardino
Rivadavia', Buenos Aires, Argentina.
TYPE LOCALITY: San Carlos de Bariloche,
Rio Negro Province, Argentina.
Branchinecta rocaensis Cohen, 1982
TYPE: holotype (30489), paratypes (30490)
Argentine Museum of Natural History 'Bernardino
Rivadavia' , Buenos Aires, Argentina.
TYPE LOCALITY: a temporary pond about
60 km northeast of the city of General Roca, between
the Colorado River and the Negro River, Rio Negro
Province, Argentina.
DISTRIBUTION: Buenos Aires, La Pampa, and
Rio Negro provinces, Argentina (Cesar, 1989).
COMMENTS: none.
Branchinecta sandiegonensis Fugate, 1993
TYPE: holotype (256557), allotype (256558),
and paratypes Smithsonian Institution, Washington
D.C., USA; additional paratypes Los Angeles County
Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, California,
USA and the Hungarian Museum of Natural History
Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY: an extensive network ofvernal pools on Del Mar Mesa, San Diego County, California, USA (32 °51'N, 117 °15'W).
DISTRIBUTION: from within 50 km of the
Pacific Ocean from Santa Barbara, California, USA
to Valle de las Palmas, Baja California, Mexico.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchinecta skorikowi (Daday, 1910)
TYPE: syntypes (9669) Zoological Institute,
Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY: a lake on the right bank of
the Zelenaja River, Kolyma district, Russia (67 oN,
162°E).
DISTRIBUTION: northern part of Jugor Peninsula, Vaigatch Island and southern island of Nowaya
Zemlya Archipelago, Lena Delta and bank of BuorKhaja Bay, Jana Delta, islands and coast of Jana Bay,
New Sibiri an Islands, lower part of Koljma River basin
(Vekhoff, 1990).
COMMENTS: described as type species of the
genus Artemiella, transferred to Branchinecta by Linder (1941); the relationship between this taxon and
B. tolli needs careful comparative study.
Branchinecta somuncurensis Cohen, 1983
TYPE: holotype (31444) Argentine Museum
of Natural History 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
TYPE LOCALITY: Meseta de Somuncura, Rio
Negro Province, Argentina.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchinecta tarensis Biraben, 1946
TYPE: holotype, allotype, paratypes (13.500)La
Plata Museum of Natural History, La Plata, Argentina; additional paratypes Argentine Museum of Natural History 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
TYPE LOCALITY: freshwater pools a few km
from Lake Tar in the Lake San Martin area, Santa Cruz
Province, Argentina.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none
Branchinecta tolli (Sars, 1897)
TYPE: syntypes (3361) Zoological Institute,
Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY: a pond on the Jana Delta,
Russia.
DISTRIBUTION: Lena Delta and coast ofBuorKhaja Bay, Jana Delta, islands and coast of Jana Bay,
New Siberian Islands (Vekhoff, 1990).
COMMENTS: described in Branchiopsyllus,
transferred to Branchinecta by Daday (1910);
redescription in Vekhoff (1989); the relationship
between this taxon and B. skorikowi needs careful comparative study.
Branchinecta valchetana Cohen, 1981
TYPE: holotype (30273), allotype (30275),
paratypes (30274 & 30276) Argentine Museum of Natural History 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Buenos Aires,
Argentina. Additional paratypes La Plata Museum of
Natural History, La Plata, Argentina.
TYPE LOCALITY: a temporary pool beside
Road 251 between Conesa and San Antonio Oeste,
Rio Negro Province, Argentina.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchinecta vuriloche Cohen, 1985
TYPE: holotype (32.010), allotype (32.011)
Argentine Museum of Natural History 'Bernardino
Rivadavia', Buenos Aires, Argentina.
TYPE LOCALITY: San Carlos de Bariloche,
Rio Negro Province, Argentina.