DISTRIBUTION: Sudan and the Rio de Oro
region of Western Sahara.
COMMENTS: described in Branchipus; transferred to Branchinecta by Simon (1886); transferred
to Eubranchinella by Daday (1910); transferred to
Branchipodopsis by Linder (1941); eastern and western specimens need to be compared.
Branchipodopsis acanthopenes (Malhotra & Duda,
1970)
TYPE: holotype at Department of Zoology, University of Jammua & Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
TYPE LOCALITY: paddy fields in Kashmir Valley, Kashmir, India.
DISTRIBUTION: known only form type locality.
COMMENTS: described in Branchinecta; transferred to Branchipodopsis as a synonym of
Branchipodopsis ajJinis by Tiwari (1972); we consider the evidence for synonymy with ajJinis lacking and
maintain the taxon as a separate species in need of
reevaluation.
Branchipodopsis ajJinis Sars, 1901
TYPE: none designated.
TYPE LOCALITY: between lakes Gorpo-nor
and Ly ksen-nor on the western slope of Chingan Mountain at 20 km south of Luch-Suma, Mongolia.
DISTRIBUTION: steppe zones of east and central Asia; northern China, Mongolia, Chita area of
Transbaikalia (Vekhoff, 1992); Kashmir, India (Bond,
1934).
COMMENTS: new synonym, Mongolobranchipus talkohryncewiczi Dybowski, 1928; Vekhoff (1992)
reports several generations per season in ephemeral
and persistent populations, and presents a supplemental description.
Branchipodopsis browni Barnard, 1924
TYPE: (A-6705) South African Museum, Cape
Town, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY: Kalkfontein South, Great
Namaqualand, Namibia.
DISTRIBUTION: southern Namibia and Karoo,
South Africa (Hamer & Appleton, submitted).
COMMENTS: none.
Branchipodopsis candea Laffter, 1968
TYPE: none designated.
TYPE LOCALITY: a pool at Sudeck-Tarn (1 ON,
35 °E), Mt. Elgon, Uganda.
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DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchipodopsis drepane Barnard, 1929
TYPE: South African Museum, Cape Town,
South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY: near Gibeon, Great Fish
River, Great Namaqualand, Namibia.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchipodopsis hodgsoni Sars, 1898
TYPE: syntypes (A-1488) South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY: a shallow lake near Port
Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
DISTRIBUTION: southeastern Cape coastal
region, South Africa (Hamer & Appleton, submitted).
COMMENTS: synonymy in Barnard (1929);
Sars observed in his aquarium that eggs of this species
hatched as they were deposited.
Branchipodopsis kalaharensis Daday, 1910
TYPE: Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, Germany; (12580) Zoological Museum, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY: Kalahari Desert, Botswana.
DISTRIBUTION: Botswana (Hamer & Appleton, submitted).
COMMENTS: none.
Branchipodopsis kaokoensis Barnard, 1929
TYPE: presumed syntypes (2.25.42-45) British
Museum (Natural History) London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY: Choabendus, about 185 km
northwest of Outjo, Namibia.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchipodopsis karroensis Barnard, 1929
TYPE: syntypes (A-5919) South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa; (1932.2.25.36-40)
British Museum (Natural History) London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY: Hoogevald, Beaufort West
Division, South Africa.
region of Western Sahara.
COMMENTS: described in Branchipus; transferred to Branchinecta by Simon (1886); transferred
to Eubranchinella by Daday (1910); transferred to
Branchipodopsis by Linder (1941); eastern and western specimens need to be compared.
Branchipodopsis acanthopenes (Malhotra & Duda,
1970)
TYPE: holotype at Department of Zoology, University of Jammua & Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
TYPE LOCALITY: paddy fields in Kashmir Valley, Kashmir, India.
DISTRIBUTION: known only form type locality.
COMMENTS: described in Branchinecta; transferred to Branchipodopsis as a synonym of
Branchipodopsis ajJinis by Tiwari (1972); we consider the evidence for synonymy with ajJinis lacking and
maintain the taxon as a separate species in need of
reevaluation.
Branchipodopsis ajJinis Sars, 1901
TYPE: none designated.
TYPE LOCALITY: between lakes Gorpo-nor
and Ly ksen-nor on the western slope of Chingan Mountain at 20 km south of Luch-Suma, Mongolia.
DISTRIBUTION: steppe zones of east and central Asia; northern China, Mongolia, Chita area of
Transbaikalia (Vekhoff, 1992); Kashmir, India (Bond,
1934).
COMMENTS: new synonym, Mongolobranchipus talkohryncewiczi Dybowski, 1928; Vekhoff (1992)
reports several generations per season in ephemeral
and persistent populations, and presents a supplemental description.
Branchipodopsis browni Barnard, 1924
TYPE: (A-6705) South African Museum, Cape
Town, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY: Kalkfontein South, Great
Namaqualand, Namibia.
DISTRIBUTION: southern Namibia and Karoo,
South Africa (Hamer & Appleton, submitted).
COMMENTS: none.
Branchipodopsis candea Laffter, 1968
TYPE: none designated.
TYPE LOCALITY: a pool at Sudeck-Tarn (1 ON,
35 °E), Mt. Elgon, Uganda.
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DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchipodopsis drepane Barnard, 1929
TYPE: South African Museum, Cape Town,
South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY: near Gibeon, Great Fish
River, Great Namaqualand, Namibia.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchipodopsis hodgsoni Sars, 1898
TYPE: syntypes (A-1488) South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY: a shallow lake near Port
Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
DISTRIBUTION: southeastern Cape coastal
region, South Africa (Hamer & Appleton, submitted).
COMMENTS: synonymy in Barnard (1929);
Sars observed in his aquarium that eggs of this species
hatched as they were deposited.
Branchipodopsis kalaharensis Daday, 1910
TYPE: Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, Germany; (12580) Zoological Museum, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY: Kalahari Desert, Botswana.
DISTRIBUTION: Botswana (Hamer & Appleton, submitted).
COMMENTS: none.
Branchipodopsis kaokoensis Barnard, 1929
TYPE: presumed syntypes (2.25.42-45) British
Museum (Natural History) London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY: Choabendus, about 185 km
northwest of Outjo, Namibia.
DISTRIBUTION: known only from type locality.
COMMENTS: none.
Branchipodopsis karroensis Barnard, 1929
TYPE: syntypes (A-5919) South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa; (1932.2.25.36-40)
British Museum (Natural History) London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY: Hoogevald, Beaufort West
Division, South Africa.