Biology:Penilia

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Short description: Genus of small freshwater animals

Penilia
Penilia avirostris.jpg
Penilia avirostris
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Ctenopoda
Family: Sididae
Genus: Penilia
Dana, 1849
Species:
P. avirostris
Binomial name
Penilia avirostris
Dana, 1849

Penilia is a genus of ctenopods in the family Sididae. There is one described species in Penilia, P. avirostris.[1][2][3]

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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15728876 entry