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knob-lip fairy shrimp
Eubranchipus (Eubranchipus) bundyi Forbes, 1876
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eubranchipus (Eubranchipus) bundyi Forbes, 1876
- Name authority
- Forbes, 1876
- Common name
- knob-lip fairy shrimp
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Branchiopoda
- Order
- Anostraca
- Family
- Chirocephalidae
- Genus
- Eubranchipus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classBranchiopoda
- orderAnostraca G. O. Sars, 1867
- suborderAnostracina
- familyChirocephalidae Daday, 1910
- genusEubranchipus Verrill, 1870
- subgenusEubranchipus Verrill, 1870
- speciesEubranchipus (Eubranchipus) bundyi Forbes, 1876
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eubranchipus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eubranchipus (Drepanosurus) asanumai Takahashi, 2018 | ChirocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eubranchipus (Drepanosurus) birostratus (Fischer, 1851) | ChirocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eubranchipus (Drepanosurus) claviger (Fischer, 1851) | ChirocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eubranchipus (Drepanosurus) khankanus Takahashi & Moriya, 2018 | ChirocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moore eubranchipusEubranchipus (Eubranchipus) moorei Brtek, 1967 | ChirocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| ornate fairy shrimpEubranchipus (Eubranchipus) ornatus Holmes, 1910 | ChirocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| ethologist fairy shrimpEubranchipus (Eubranchipus) serratus Forbes, 1876 | ChirocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eubranchipus (Eubranchipus) stegosus Rogers, Jensen & Floyd, 2004 | ChirocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| eastern fairy shrimpEubranchipus (Eubranchipus) vernalis (Verrill, 1869) | ChirocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Branchipus bundyi (Forbes, 1876) (Forbes, 1876) | synonym |
| Chirocephalopsis bundyi (Forbes, 1876) (Forbes, 1876) | synonym |
| Chirocephalus bundyi (Forbes, 1876) (Forbes, 1876) | synonym |
| Pristicephalus bundyi (Forbes, 1876) (Forbes, 1876) | synonym |
| Branchipus gelidus O. P. Hay & W. P. Hay, 1889 O. P. Hay & W. P. Hay, 1889 | synonym |
| Eubranchipus gelidus (O. P. Hay & W. P. Hay, 1889) (O. P. Hay & W. P. Hay, 1889) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=83726 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BP2L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.