Bosminidae

Bosminidae
Bosmina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Branchiopoda
Order:	Anomopoda
Family:	Bosminidae Baird, 1845

Bosminidae is a family of anomopods in the order Diplostraca. There are at least three genera and 40 described species in Bosminidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Some Bosminidae have accidentally been introduced by humans to areas outside of their native range. ^[5]

Genera

• Bosmina Baird, 1845
• Bosminopsis Richard, 1895
• Eubosmina Seligo, 1900

References

1. "Bosminidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
2. "Bosminidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
3. "Bosminidae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
4. "Browse Bosminidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
5. 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. doi: 10.3390/w14182806 . ISSN   2073-4441.

Further reading

• Dodson, Stanley L.; Cáceres, Carla E.; Rogers, D.Christopher (2010). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates (Third ed.). Academic Press. doi:10.1016/C2009-0-02669-5. ISBN   978-0-12-374855-3.
• Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN   978-1402062421.
• Brendonck, L.; Rogers, D.C.; Olesen, J.; Weeks, S.; Hoeh, W.R. (2007). "Global diversity of large branchiopods (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in freshwater". In Balian, E.V.; Lévêque, C.; Segers, H.; Martens, K. (eds.). Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Developments in Hydrobiology. Vol. 198. Springer. pp. 167–176. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_18. ISBN   978-1-4020-8258-0.
• 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. ISBN   9057821125.