Branchioica Eigenmann [C. H.] 1917:702 Fem. Branchioica bertoni Eigenmann 1917. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Branchiogaeum by Eigenmann in text (p. 702); misspelled Branchoica by Jordan 1920:563 [ref. 4905]. •Valid as Branchioica Eigenmann 1917 -- (Román-Valencia 1998:299 [ref. 27071]). •Synonym of Paravandellia Miranda Ribeiro 1912 -- (Burgess 1989:324 [ref. 12860], de Pinna 1989:35 [ref. 12630], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:277 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:410 [ref. 29155], de Pinna & Dagosta 2022:79 [ref. 39792]). Current status: Synonym of Paravandellia Miranda Ribeiro 1912. Trichomycteridae: Vandelliinae.