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  Suborder Anomopoda

Family Chydoridae

    Genus Acroperus -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Alona -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Alonella -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Alonopsis -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Anchistropus -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Camptocercus -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Chydorus -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Disparalona -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Graptoleberis -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Kurzia -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Leydigia -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Monospilus -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Pleuroxus -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Rhynchotalona -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Biapertura -- North America.
    Genus Dadaya -- North America.
    Genus Dunhevedia -- North America.
    Genus Ephemeroporus -- North America.
    Genus Euryalona -- North America.
    Genus Karualona -- North America.
    Genus Leberis -- North America.
    Genus Nicsmirnovius -- North America.
    Genus Notoalona -- North America.
    Genus Oxyurella -- North America.
    Genus Paralona -- North America.
    Genus Peracantha -- North America.
    Genus Picripleuroxus -- North America.
    Genus Pseudochydorus -- North America.
    Genus Spinalona -- North America.
    Genus Acanthalona
    Genus Anthalona
    Genus Archepleuroxus
    Genus Armatalona
    Genus Australochydorus
    Genus Australospilus
    Genus Bryospilus
    Genus Celsinotum
    Genus Coronatella
    Genus Dumontiellus
    Genus Estatheroporus
    Genus Extremalona
    Genus Geoffreya
    Genus Indialona
    Genus Kozhowia
    Genus Leydigiopsis
    Genus Maraura
    Genus Miralona
    Genus Monope
    Genus Nedorchynchotalona
    Genus Ovalona
    Genus Parakozhowia
    Genus Parvalona
    Genus Phreatalona
    Genus Planicirclus
    Genus Plurispina
    Genus Pseudomonospilus
    Genus Rak
    Genus Rhynchochydorus
    Genus Tretocephala

Taxon Information

The Family Chydoridae has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Chydoridae, [Palearctic, Nearctic, Neptropical, Afrotropical, Oriental, Australasian, Pacific, Antarctic; 269 species in 49 genera worldwide, 66 Nearctic species in 22 genera] (Forró et al., 2008).
• Chydoridae, [North America] (Smith, 2001).
• Chydoridae, [North America] (Brooks, 1959).

Bibliography

• Forró, L. N.M. Korovchinsky, A.A. Kotov & A. Petrusek. 2008. Global diversity of cladocerans (Cladocera; Crustacea) in freshwater. Hydrobiologia 595: 177-184. [Available online]
• Smith, D.G. 2001. Cladoceran Branchiopoda (Water fleas). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th edition: 453-488.
• Brooks, J.L. 1959. Cladocera. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 587-656.

Web Pages

• Animal Diversity Web
• Great Lakes Water Life Photo Gallery
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• WikiSpecies
• World Register of Marine Species