Biology:Holopedium

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Short description: Genus of small freshwater animals

Holopedium
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Holopedium gibberum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Ctenopoda
Family: Holopediidae
Sars, 1865
Genus: Holopedium
Zaddach, 1855

Holopedium is the sole genus of water fleas in the family Holopediidae. There are about seven described species in Holopedium.[1][2][3]

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Holopedium:

  • Holopedium acidophilum Rowe, Adamowicz & Hebert, 2007
  • Holopedium amazonicum Stingelin, 1904
  • Holopedium atlanticum Rowe, Adamowicz & Hebert, 2007
  • Holopedium gibberum Zaddach, 1855
  • Holopedium glacialis Rowe, Adamowicz & Hebert, 2007
  • Holopedium groenlandicum Korovchinsky, 2005
  • Holopedium ramasarmii Rao, Naidu & Padmaja, 1998

References

Further reading

  • Korovchinsky, N. M. (1992). Sididae and Holopediidae (Crustacea: Daphniiformes). Guides to the Identification of the Microinvertebrates of the Continental Waters of the World. 3. SPB Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-90-5103-074-7. 

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