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TYPE LOCALITY: Lake Buchanan, Queensland, Australia (145 °52'E, 21 °36'S).
DISTRIBUTION: Lake Buchanan, Queensland
and the Paroo district, New South Wales, Australia
(Timms, 1993).
COMMENTS: described as a subspecies of
nichollsi; we consider the differences indicate species
ranking.
Branchinella chudeaui (Daday, 1910)
TYPE: syntypes Museum of Natural History,
Paris (Linder, 1941) and Hungarian Natural History
Museum (DI912-93; I1A-73).
TYPE LOCALITY: Simbidissi, Niger.
DISTRIBUTION: African countries of Chad,
Niger, Senegal and Gambia.
COMMENTS: described in Branchinellites;
transferred to Branchinella by Linder (1941).
Branchinella compacta Linder, 1941
TYPE: holotype and paratypes at Zoological
Museum, Uppsala, Sweden.
TYPE LOCALITY: Lake Kariah near Camperdown, Victoria, Australia.
DISTRIBUTION: several slightly saline localities in Victoria, Australia (Geddes, 1981, 1983).
COMMENTS: none.
Branchinella denticulata Linder, 1941
TYPE: holotype and paratypes at Western Australian Museum, Perth, Australia and paratypes at Zoological Museum, Uppsala, Sweden.
TYPE LOCALITY: Lake Gidgee, Kalgoorlie,
West Australia, Australia.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchinella dubia (Schwartz, 1917)
TYPE: syntypes at Royal Museum, Stockholm,
Sweden.
TYPE LOCALITY: Noonkambata, West Australia, Australia.
DISTRIBUTION: northwestern and northern
Australia (Geddes, 1981, 1983).
COMMENTS: described in Podochirus; transferred to Branchinella by Smirnov (1932).
Branchinellafrondosa Henry, 1924
TYPE: Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY: Yass, New South Wales,
Australia.
DISTRIBUTION: New South Wales and Western Australia, Australia (Geddes, 1981, 1983).
COMMENTS: redescription and synonymy in
Geddes (1981).
Branchinella hardingi (Qadri & Baqai, 1956)
TYPE: none designated.
TYPE LOCALITY: temporary ponds near Malir
Police Station, about 16 km from Karachi, Karachi
District, Pakistan.
DISTRIBUTION: type locality and Chhatarpur
District, Madhaya Pradesh, India (Tiwari, 1971).
COMMENTS: described in Streptocephalus;
redescription and transferred to Branchinella based on
Indian material by Tiwari (1971). Belk compared specimens given Walter G. Moore by I. U. Baqai (DB 729)
with the material discussed by Tiwari (1971) (Indian
Museum C999/2) and found they belong to the same
taxon.
Branchinella hattahensis Geddes, 1981
TYPE: none designated.
TYPE LOCALITY: Hattah Lakes, Victoria,
Australia (142 °21'E, 34 °44'S).
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: described as a subspecies of
nichollsi; we consider the differences indicate species
ranking.
Branchinella kugenumaensis (Ishikawa, 1895)
TYPE: syntypes? (44076) Zoological Institute,
Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY: rain-water pools at Kugenurna, Sagami and paddy fields at Yoshiwaratambo,
Japan.
DISTRIBUTION: Lowlands of east and south
Asia; from middle and southern parts of Japan through
Korea, China, Pakistan, and India.
COMMENTS: described in Branchipus; transferred to Branchinella by Daday (1910). We agree with
Radhakrishna & Prasad (1976) in not accepting the
subspecies madurai Raj (1961); Belk compared specimens from several collections made in India (including pools around Madurai) and Japan. Tiwari (1965)
synonymized Streptocephalus karachiensis Qadri &
Baqai, 1956. Belk studied specimens (DB 730) given to Walter G. Moore by I. U. Baqai who identified
them as S. karachiensis collected in Karachi District,
TYPE LOCALITY: Lake Buchanan, Queensland, Australia (145 °52'E, 21 °36'S).
DISTRIBUTION: Lake Buchanan, Queensland
and the Paroo district, New South Wales, Australia
(Timms, 1993).
COMMENTS: described as a subspecies of
nichollsi; we consider the differences indicate species
ranking.
Branchinella chudeaui (Daday, 1910)
TYPE: syntypes Museum of Natural History,
Paris (Linder, 1941) and Hungarian Natural History
Museum (DI912-93; I1A-73).
TYPE LOCALITY: Simbidissi, Niger.
DISTRIBUTION: African countries of Chad,
Niger, Senegal and Gambia.
COMMENTS: described in Branchinellites;
transferred to Branchinella by Linder (1941).
Branchinella compacta Linder, 1941
TYPE: holotype and paratypes at Zoological
Museum, Uppsala, Sweden.
TYPE LOCALITY: Lake Kariah near Camperdown, Victoria, Australia.
DISTRIBUTION: several slightly saline localities in Victoria, Australia (Geddes, 1981, 1983).
COMMENTS: none.
Branchinella denticulata Linder, 1941
TYPE: holotype and paratypes at Western Australian Museum, Perth, Australia and paratypes at Zoological Museum, Uppsala, Sweden.
TYPE LOCALITY: Lake Gidgee, Kalgoorlie,
West Australia, Australia.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchinella dubia (Schwartz, 1917)
TYPE: syntypes at Royal Museum, Stockholm,
Sweden.
TYPE LOCALITY: Noonkambata, West Australia, Australia.
DISTRIBUTION: northwestern and northern
Australia (Geddes, 1981, 1983).
COMMENTS: described in Podochirus; transferred to Branchinella by Smirnov (1932).
Branchinellafrondosa Henry, 1924
TYPE: Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY: Yass, New South Wales,
Australia.
DISTRIBUTION: New South Wales and Western Australia, Australia (Geddes, 1981, 1983).
COMMENTS: redescription and synonymy in
Geddes (1981).
Branchinella hardingi (Qadri & Baqai, 1956)
TYPE: none designated.
TYPE LOCALITY: temporary ponds near Malir
Police Station, about 16 km from Karachi, Karachi
District, Pakistan.
DISTRIBUTION: type locality and Chhatarpur
District, Madhaya Pradesh, India (Tiwari, 1971).
COMMENTS: described in Streptocephalus;
redescription and transferred to Branchinella based on
Indian material by Tiwari (1971). Belk compared specimens given Walter G. Moore by I. U. Baqai (DB 729)
with the material discussed by Tiwari (1971) (Indian
Museum C999/2) and found they belong to the same
taxon.
Branchinella hattahensis Geddes, 1981
TYPE: none designated.
TYPE LOCALITY: Hattah Lakes, Victoria,
Australia (142 °21'E, 34 °44'S).
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: described as a subspecies of
nichollsi; we consider the differences indicate species
ranking.
Branchinella kugenumaensis (Ishikawa, 1895)
TYPE: syntypes? (44076) Zoological Institute,
Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY: rain-water pools at Kugenurna, Sagami and paddy fields at Yoshiwaratambo,
Japan.
DISTRIBUTION: Lowlands of east and south
Asia; from middle and southern parts of Japan through
Korea, China, Pakistan, and India.
COMMENTS: described in Branchipus; transferred to Branchinella by Daday (1910). We agree with
Radhakrishna & Prasad (1976) in not accepting the
subspecies madurai Raj (1961); Belk compared specimens from several collections made in India (including pools around Madurai) and Japan. Tiwari (1965)
synonymized Streptocephalus karachiensis Qadri &
Baqai, 1956. Belk studied specimens (DB 730) given to Walter G. Moore by I. U. Baqai who identified
them as S. karachiensis collected in Karachi District,