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Checklist for Order Diplostraca Gerstaecker, 1866 (clam shrimp)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
11
15
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Phyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diplostraca
Gerstaecker, 1866
Clam shrimp, Clam Shrimps & Waterfleas, Water fleas
6
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
6 Families width 10 Species
Daphniidae Straus, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Limnadiidae Burmeister, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Leptestheriidae Daday, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Lynceidae Baird, 1845Clam Shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Chydoridae Stebbing, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Podonidae (Mordukhai-Bo..., 1968)3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
9 Genera with 10 Species
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 2013Water Flea1SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnadia Packard, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leptestheria G. O. Sars, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Leptestheriella Daday, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Lynceus Müller, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Peracantha Baird, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Pleopis Dana, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pleopsis Dana, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Podon Lilljeborg, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
10 Species
Daphnia sinensis Gu, Xu, Li, ..., 2013
Eulimnadia africana
Leptestheria rubidgei Baird, 1862
Leptestheria siligua
Leptestheria striatoconcha Barnard, 1924
Lynceus bicarinatus Barnard, 1924
Peracantha truncata O.F. Müller, 1785
Pleopis polyphemoides (Leuckart, 1859)⇒ Pleopsis polyphemoides Leuckart, 1859
Pleopsis polyphemoides Leuckart, 1859
Podon polyphemoides (Leuckart, 1859)⇒ Pleopsis polyphemoides Leuckart, 1859

Subnodes of Diplostraca with occurrences in Namibia
SuborderLaevicaudata
Linder, 1945
Clam shrimp, Clam Shrimps, flat-tailed clam shrimps, smooth clam shrimp
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderOnychocaudata
Olesen & Richter, 2013
clam shrimps, water fleas
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSpinicaudata
Linder, 1945
Clam shrimp, clam shrimps
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Diplostraca at artfakta.se
Diplostraca at dyntaxa.se
Diplostraca at gbif.org
Diplostraca at irmng.org
Diplostraca at itis.gov
Diplostraca at marinespecies.org