Thamnocephalidae is a family of 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]
Thamnocephalidae is a family of 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. Six genera are recognised, in two subfamilies:
Thamnocephalinae Thamnocephalus Packard, 1879 Carinophallus Rogers, 2006 Branchinellinae Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908 Phallocryptus Birabén, 1951 Spiralifrons Dixon, 2010 Branchinella Sayce, 1903
