Chydoridae Explained

Chydoridae is a family of water fleas in the order Anomopoda. There are more than 50 genera and 520 described species in Chydoridae. A lot of Chydoridae species are non-native species, many of which pose a great threat to aquatic ecosystems.^[1]

Genera

These 52 genera belong to the family Chydoridae:

• Acroperus Baird, 1843
• Alona Baird, 1850
• Alonella G. O. Sars, 1862
• Alonopsis G. O. Sars, 1862
• Alpinalona Alonso & Sinev, 2017
• Anchistropus G. O. Sars, 1862
• Anthalona van Damme, Sinev & Dumont, 2011
• Archepleuroxus Smirnov & Timms, 1983
• Armatalona Sinev, 2004
• Australochydorus Smirnov & Timms, 1983
• Biapertura Smirnov, 1971
• Bryospilus Frey, 1980
• Camptocercus Baird, 1843
• Celsinotum Frey, 1991
• Chydorus Leach, 1816
• Coronatella Dybowski & Grochowski, 1894
• Dadaya G. O. Sars, 1901
• Disparalona Fryer, 1968
• Dumontiellus Smirnov, 2007
• Dunhevedia King, 1853
• Ephemeroporus Frey, 1982
• Ephmeroporus
• Euryalona G. O. Sars, 1901
• Eurycercus Baird, 1843
• Extremalona Sinev & Shiel, 2012
• Geoffreya Kotov, Sinev & Berrios, 2010
• Graptoleberis G. O. Sars, 1862
• Indialona Petkovski, 1966
• Karualona Dumont and Silva-Briano, 2000
• Kisakiellus Sousa & Elmoor-Loureiro, 2018
• Kurzia Dybowski and Grochowski, 1894
• Leberis Smirnov, 1989
• Leydigia Kurtz, 1874
• Maraura Sinev & Shiel, 2008
• Matralona van Damme & Dumont, 2009
• Miralona Sinev, 2004
• Monope Smirnov & Timms, 1983
• Monospilus G. O. Sars, 1861
• Notoalona Rajapaksa and Fernando, 1987
• Ovalona van Damme & Dumont, 2008
• Oxyurella Dybowski and Grochowski, 1894
• Paralona Sramek-Husek, Straskraba and Brtek, 1962
• Parvalona Van Damme, Kotov & Dumont, 2005
• Peracantha Baird, 1843
• Picripleuroxus Frey, 1993
• Pleuroxus Baird, 1843
• Pseudochydorus Fryer, 1968
• Rak Smirnov & Timms, 1983
• Rheoalona Sinev, Tiang-Nga & Sanoamuang, 2017
• Rhynchochydorus Smirnov & Timms, 1983
• Rhynchotalona Norman, 1903
• Saycia Sars, 1904
• Tretocephala D.G.Frey, 1965

Further reading

• An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea. 2001. Martin. Joel W.. Davis. George E.. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. 2019-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20091229075346/http://web.vims.edu/tcs/LACM-39-01-final.pdf. 2009-12-29. dead.
• A phylogenetic analysis of the Conchostraca and Cladocera (Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Diplostraca). 1998. Olesen . J.ørgen. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 122. 4. 491–536. 0024-4082. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1998.tb02161.x. free.
• A Revision of the Australian Cladocera (Crustacea). 1983. Smirnov. N. N.. Timms. B. V.. Records of the Australian Museum Supplement. 35. 1–132. 0067-1975.

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.