Holopedium is the sole genus of water fleas in the family Holopediidae. There are about seven described species in Holopedium.[1][2][3]
| Holopedium | |
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| Holopedium gibberum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Ctenopoda |
| Family: | Holopediidae Sars, 1865 |
| Genus: | Holopedium Zaddach, 1855 |
Species
editThese 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
edit- ^ "Holopedium Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "Holopedium". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "Holopedium genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
Further reading
edit- Korovchinsky, N. M. (1992). Sididae and Holopediidae (Crustacea: Daphniiformes). Guides to the Identification of the Microinvertebrates of the Continental Waters of the World. Vol. 3. SPB Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-90-5103-074-7. ISSN 0928-2440.
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