Brandtia

Brandtia is a monotypic genus of amphipod in the family Acanthogammaridae, containing the species Brandtia latissima.

[1] Like other members of the family, it is endemic to Lake Baikal.

[2] This omnivore is found at depths of 1–65 m (3–213 ft) among stones.

[2] Brandtia parasitica, which traditionally has been considered a parasite of Lubomirskiid sponges (gut analyses have shown that it is not[2]), was formerly placed in Brandtia, but it has been moved to Dorogostaiskia.

[3] Other species formerly placed in Brandtia have been moved to Gmelinoides (G. fasciatus and G.