Podonidae Explained
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]
Genera
- Caspievadne
- Cornigerius
- Evadne Lovén, 1836
- Pleopis
- Pleopsis Dana, 1853
- Podon Lilljeborg, 1853
- Podonevadne
- Pseudevadne Claus, 1877
Further reading
- Book: Dodson . Stanley L.. Cáceres . Carla E.. Rogers . D.Christopher. 2010. Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates. Third. Academic Press. 978-0-12-374855-3. 10.1016/C2009-0-02669-5.
- Book: Capinera . John L.. 2008. Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 978-1402062421.
- Book: Brendonck . L.. Rogers . D.C.. Olesen . J.. Weeks . S.. Hoeh . W.R.. Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Global diversity of large branchiopods (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in freshwater. Developments in Hydrobiology. Balian . E.V.. Lévêque . C.. Segers . H.. Martens . K.. 2007. Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Developments in Hydrobiology. Springer. 198. 167–176. 978-1-4020-8258-0. 10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_18.
- Book: 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. 9057821125.
Notes and References
- Web site: Podonidae Family Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-23.
- Web site: Podonidae Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-23.
- Web site: Podonidae Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-23.
- Web site: Browse Podonidae. Catalogue of Life. 2018-02-23.
- 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.