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Podonidae
Family of small freshwater animals
Podonidae is a family of onychopods in the order Diplostraca. There are about 8 genera and at least 20 described species in Podonidae. A lot of them are non-native species, many of which pose a great threat to aquatic ecosystems.
01Genera
- Caspievadne
- Cornigerius
- Evadne Lovén, 1836
- Pleopis
- Pleopsis Dana, 1853
- Podon Lilljeborg, 1853
- Podonevadne
- Pseudevadne Claus, 1877
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- Podon leuckartii (YPM IZ 073622).jpeg by Andres Gomez-Colunga, CC0
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