Podonidae

Podonidae

Podonidae

Family of small freshwater animals

Podonidae is a family of onychopods in the order Diplostraca. There are about 8 genera and at least 20 described species in Podonidae.[1][2][3][4] A lot of them are non-native species, many of which pose a great threat to aquatic ecosystems.[5]

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Genera

  • Caspievadne
  • Cornigerius
  • Evadne Lovén, 1836
  • Pleopis
  • Pleopsis Dana, 1853
  • Podon Lilljeborg, 1853
  • Podonevadne
  • Pseudevadne Claus, 1877

References

  1. [1]
    "Podonidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  2. [2]
    "Podonidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  3. [3]
    "Podonidae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  4. [4]
    "Browse Podonidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  5. [5]
    Kotov, Alexey A.; Karabanov, Dmitry P.; Van Damme, Kay (2022-09-09). "Non-Indigenous Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda): From a Few Notorious Cases to a Potential Global Faunal Mixing in Aquatic Ecosystems". Water. 14 (18): 2806. doi:10.3390/w14182806. ISSN 2073-4441.

Further reading

  • Dodson, Stanley L.; Cáceres, Carla E.; Rogers, D.Christopher (2010). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates (Third ed.). Academic Press. doi:10.1016/C2009-0-02669-5. ISBN 978-0-12-374855-3.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
  • Brendonck, L.; Rogers, D.C.; Olesen, J.; Weeks, S.; Hoeh, W.R. (2007). "Global diversity of large branchiopods (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in freshwater". In Balian, E.V.; Lévêque, C.; Segers, H.; Martens, K. (eds.). Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Developments in Hydrobiology. Vol. 198. Springer. pp. 167–176. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_18. ISBN 978-1-4020-8258-0. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  • Dumont, Henri; Negrea, S. (1992). Introduction to the Class Branchiopoda. Guides to the Identification of the Microinvertebrates of the Continental Waters of the World. Backhuys. ISBN 9057821125.


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