Branchia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Ammotrechidae
Genus: Branchia
Muma, 1951
Type species
Branchia angustus
Muma, 1951
Species

3, see text

Branchia is a genus of ammotrechid camel spiders, first described by Martin Hammond Muma in 1951.[1]

Species

As of October 2022, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following three species:[2]

  • Branchia angustus Muma, 1951 — US (Arizona, California)
  • Branchia brevis Muma, 1951 — US (Arizona, Texas)
  • Branchia potens Muma, 1951 — Mexico, US (California, Nevada, Utah)

References

  1. Muma, Martin Hammond (1951). "The arachnid order Solpugida in the United States". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 97: 35–141.
  2. "Branchia Muma, 1951". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.


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