Thamnocephalidae

Thamnocephalidae is a family of anostracan branchiopod crustaceans with wide distribution including Western Australia, Southern Africa and South America. It was originally described as a subfamily of Branchipodidae by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1883, and elevated to the rank of family by Simon in 1886.^[2] Six genera are recognised, in two subfamilies:^[2]

Branchinellinae

• Branchinella Sayce, 1903
• Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908
• Phallocryptus Birabén, 1951
• Spiralifrons Dixon, 2010^[3]

Thamnocephalinae

• Carinophallus Rogers, 2006
• Thamnocephalus Packard, 1879

Thamnocephalidae
Male Thamnocephalus venezuelensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Branchiopoda
Order:	Anostraca
Suborder:	Anostracina
Family:	Thamnocephalidae Packard, 1883 [1]