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Suborder Anomopoda |
Cladocera or Cladocerans are small crustaceans, part of the class Branchiopoda. They form a monophyletic group, which is currently divided into 4 suborders, 11 families, 80 genera, and about 400 species. The most commonly known genus is Daphnia (freshwater water fleas), which is the most researched in this group.
Daphnia are commonly used to test the toxicity of chemicals in solution or for water pollution.
Taxonomy
Order: Cladocera Latreille, 1829
- Suborder Anomopoda
- Family Daphniidae Straus 1820
- Ceriodaphnia Dana 1853
- Daphnia Müller 1785
- Daphniopsis Sars 1903
- Megafenestra Dumont & Pensaert 1983
- Simocephalus Schödler 1858
- Scapholeberis Schödler 1858
- Family Moinidae Goulden 1968
- Moina Baird 1850
- Moinodaphnia Herrick 1887
- Family Bosminidae Baird 1846
- Bosmina Baird 1846
- Bosminopsis Richard 1895
- Family Macrothricidae Norman & Brady 1867
- Acantholeberis Lilljeborg 1846
- Bunops Birge 1893
- Drepanothrix Sars 1862
- Echinisca Liévin 1848
- Grimaldina Richard 1892
- Guernella Richard 1892
- Iheringula Sars 1900
- Ilyocryptus Sars 1862
- Lathonura Lilljeborg 1853
- Macrothrix Baird 1843
- Neothrix Gurney 1927
- Ophryoxus Sars 1862
- Parophryoxus Doolittle 1909
- Pseudomoina Sars 1912
- Streblocerus Sars 1862
- Wlassisca Daday 1904
- Family Chydoridae Stebbing 1902
- Acroperus Baird 1843
- Alona Baird 1843
- Alonella Sars 1862
- Alonopsis Sars 1862
- Anchistropus Sars 1862
- Archepleuroxus Smirnov & Timms 1983
- Australochydorus Smirnov & Timms 1983
- Biapertura Smirnov 1971
- Bryospilus
- Camptocercus Baird 1843
- Celsinotum Frey 1991
- Chydorus Leach 1816
- Dadaya Sars 1901
- Disparalona Sars 1862
- Dunhevedia King 1853
- Ephemeroporus Frey 1982
- Euryalona Sars 1901
- Eurycercus Baird 1843
- Graptolebris Sars 1862
- Kurzia Dybowski & Grochowski 1894
- Leberis Smirnov 1989
- Leydigia Kurz 1875
- Monope Smirnov & Timms 1983
- Monospilus Sars 1862
- Notoalona Rajapaksa & Fernando 1987
- Oxyurella Dybowski & Grochowski 1894
- Paralona Šráhek-Hušek 1962
- Phrixura P.E. Müller 1867
- Planicirclus Frey 1991
- Pleuroxus Baird 1843
- Plurispina Frey 1991
- Pseudochydorus Fryer 1968
- Rak Smirnov & Timms 1983
- Rhynchotalona Norman 1903
- Saycia Sars 1904
- Spinalona Ciros-Perez & Elias-Gutierrez 1997
- Tretocephala Frey 1965
- Family Daphniidae Straus 1820
- Suborder: Ctenopoda
- Family Sididae Baird 1850
- Diaphanosoma Fischer 1850
- Latona Straus 1820
- Latonopsis Sars 1888
- Penilia Dana 1849
- Pseudosida Herrick 1884
- Sarsilatona Korovchinsky 1985
- Sida Straus 1820
- Family Holopedidae Sars 1865
- Holopedium Zaddach 1855
- Family Sididae Baird 1850
- Suborder: Onychopoda
- Family Polyphemidae Baird 1845
- Polyphemus Linnaeus 1758
- Family Cercopagidae Mordukhai-Boltovskoi 1966
- Bythotrephes Leydig 1860
- Cercopagis Sars 1897
- Family Podonidae Mordukhai-Boltovskoi 1968
- Caspievadne Behning 1941
- Cornigerius Mordukhai-Boltovskoi 1967
- Evadne Lovén 1836
- Pleopsis Dana 1852
- Podon Lilljeborg 1853
- Podonevadne Gibitz 1922
- Family Polyphemidae Baird 1845
- Suborder: Haplopoda
- Family Leptodoridae Lilljeborg 1861
- Leptodora Lilljeborg 1861
- Family Leptodoridae Lilljeborg 1861