Cercopagididae Explained

Cercopagididae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Diplostraca. A lot of Cercopagididae species are non-native species, many of which pose a great threat to aquatic ecosystems.^[1]

Genera:

• Bythotrephes Leydig, 1860 (e.g. Bythotrephes longimanus)
• Cercopagis Sars, 1897 (e.g. Cercopagis pengoi)

In addition, * Apagis Sars, 1897 is sometimes treated as a genus rather than as a subgenus, Cercopagis (Apagis).

Notes and References

1. 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 . 10.3390/w14182806 . 2073-4441 . free.