Candonidae
| Candonidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Ostracoda |
| Order: | Podocopida |
| Family: | Candonidae Kaufmann, 1900 |
Candonidae is a family of ostracods, containing around 25% of all known species of freshwater ostracods.[1] Around 75% of genera in the family are endemic to a single zoogeographic region.[1] It contains more than 500 species, of which more than 300 are endemic to the Palaearctic ecozone.[1]
See also
- Fabaeformiscandona aemonae, an endangered species from Slovenia
- Namibcypris, an extinct genus from Namibia
- Typhlocypris
- Cyprididae, a family containing 50% of all freshwater ostracods
References
- 1 2 3 Koen Martens; Isa Schön; Claude Meisch; David J. Horne (2008). Estelle V. Balian; Christian Lévêque; Hendrik Segers; Koen Martens, eds. "Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment". Hydrobiologia. Developments in Hydrobiology. Springer. 595: 185–193. doi:10.1007/s10750-007-9245-4. ISBN 978-1-4020-8258-0.
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External links
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Data related to Candonidae at Wikispecies
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