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Branchinecta orientalis

Status not recordedcrustaceans

Branchinecta orientalis is a species in the family Branchinectidae, order Anostraca.

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Quick facts about Branchinecta orientalis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Branchinecta orientalis live?

Not recorded

Is Branchinecta orientalis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Branchinecta orientalis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classBranchiopoda
  4. orderAnostraca
  5. familyBranchinectidae
  6. genusBranchinecta
  7. SpeciesBranchinecta orientalis G. O. Sars, 1901

Synonyms Branchinecta cervantesi, Branchinecta ferox orientalis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Östlicher FeenkrebsGerman
  • Бранхинекта восточнаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Branchinecta orientalis

Other species in the same genus Branchinecta.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Branchinecta orientalis?

Branchinecta orientalis (Branchinecta orientalis) belongs to the family Branchinectidae in the order Anostraca.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Branchinecta orientalis (Branchinecta orientalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/branchinecta-orientalis

MLA

“Branchinecta orientalis (Branchinecta orientalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/branchinecta-orientalis.

BibTeX
@misc{branchinecta_orientalis_2026,
  title = {Branchinecta orientalis (Branchinecta orientalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/branchinecta-orientalis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}