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Checklist for Infraorder Cladoceromorpha O.F. Müller, 1785 (cladocerans)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
26
84
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Phyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
20
74
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diplostraca
Gerstaecker, 1866
Clam shrimp, Clam Shrimps & Waterfleas, Water fleas
19
70
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Onychocaudata
Olesen & Richter, 2013
Clam shrimps, Water fleas
12
54
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cladoceromorpha
O.F. Müller, 1785
Cladocerans, Cyclestherians, Water fleas
12
54
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
12 Families width 144 Species
Chydoridae Stebbing, 190261SpeciesTaxom
Bosminidae Sars, 1865Bosminid Waterfleas7SpeciesTaxom
Cercopagididae Mordukhai-Bo..., 19684SpeciesTaxom
Daphniidae Straus, 182039SpeciesTaxom
Sididae Baird, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Macrothricidae Norman & Brady, 18678SpeciesTaxom
Podonidae Mordukhai-Bo..., 196810SpeciesTaxom
Holopediidae Sars, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Ilyocryptidae Smirnov, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Leptodoridae Lilljeborg, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Moinidae Goulden, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Polyphemidae Baird, 18451SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
54 Genera with 144 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMOPRST
Acroperus Baird, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Alona Baird, 190511SpeciesTaxom
Alonella G. O. Sars, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Alonopsis Sars, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Anchistropus G. O. Sars, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bosmina Baird, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Bythotrephes Leydig, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Camptocercus Baird, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Ceriodaphnia Dana, 189010SpeciesTaxom
Chydorus Leach, 17766SpeciesTaxom
Coronatella Dybowski & G..., 18622SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodaphnia Dybowski & G..., 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 1894Water Flea23SpeciesTaxom
Diaphanosoma Fischer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Disparalona Fryer, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Drepanothrix G. O. Sars, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dunhevedia King, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeroporus Frey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Eubosmina Seligo, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Eurycercus Baird, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Evadne Lovén, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Graptoleberis Sars, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Holopedium Zaddach, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ilyocryptus Sars, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Kurzia Dibowski & G..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lathonura Lilljeborg, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Latona Straus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Leptodora Lilljeborg, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Leydigia Kurz, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Macrothrix Baird, 04SpeciesTaxom
Megafenestra Dumont and P..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Moina Baird, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Monospilus G. O. Sars, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ophryoxus G. O. Sars, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Oxyurella Dybowski and..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paralona Sramek-Husek..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Penilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Peracantha Baird, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Phreatalona Van Damme, B..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Phrixura P. E. Muller, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Picripleuroxus Frey, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Pleopis Dana, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pleopsis Dana, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroxus Baird, 18206SpeciesTaxom
Podon Lilljeborg, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Polyphemus O. F. Müller, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Pseudevadne Claus, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochydorus Fryer, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchotalona Norman, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Scapholeberis Schoedler, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Sida Straus, 1776Fanpetals1SpeciesTaxom
Simocephalus Schödler, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Streblocerus G. O. Sars, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Tretocephala Frey, 19001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
144 Species
Acroperus angustatus Sars, 1863Blue paloverde
Acroperus elongatus (Sars, 1862
Acroperus harpae Baird, 1834
Acroperus leucocephalus ( (Koch, 1841)⇒ Acroperus harpae Baird, 1834
Alona affinis Leydig, 1860
Alona costata G.O. Sars, 1862
Alona elegans Kurz, 1875
Alona guttata Sars, 1862
Alona intermedia G. O. Sars, 1862
Alona lineata Sars, 1890
Alona protzi Hartwig, 1900
Alona quadrangularis Müller, 1785
Alona rectangula Sars, 1861Paloverde
Alona rustica Scott, 1895
Alona weltneri Keilhack, 1905
Alonella excisa Fischer, 1854
Alonella exigua Lilljeborg, 1853
Alonella nana Baird, 1850
Alonella rostrata (Koch, 1841)⇒ Disparalona rostrata Koch, 1841
Alonopsis elongata Sars, 1862Jerusalem thorn
Anchistropus emarginatus Sars, 1862
Bosmina (Bosmina) liederi De Melo & He..., 1994
Bosmina (Bosmina) longirostris Müller, 1776
Bosmina (Eubosmina) coregoni (Baird, 1857)⇒ Eubosmina coregoni Baird, 1857
Bosmina (Eubosmina) longispina ( Leydig, 1860)⇒ Eubosmina longispina Leydig, 1860
Bosmina obtusirostris Sars, 1861Paloverde
Bythotrephes cederstroemi (Schödler, 1863)⇒ Bythotrephes cederstroemii Schodler, 1877
Bythotrephes cederstroemii Schodler, 1877Spiny Waterflea
Bythotrephes cederstromii Schodler & K..., 1877
Bythotrephes longimanus Leydig, 1860Long-Tailed Waterflea
Camptocercus lilljeborgi Schoedler, 1862
Camptocercus macrourus (O. F. Muller, 1785
Camptocercus rectirostris Schödler, 1862Gum
Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895Donner Lake lupine
Ceriodaphnia laticaudata P.E. Müller, 1867
Ceriodaphnia megalops (Sars, 1862)⇒ Ceriodaphnia megops G. O. Sars, 1861
Ceriodaphnia megops G. O. Sars, 1861
Ceriodaphnia pulchella Sars, 1862
Ceriodaphnia quadrangula O.F. Müller, 1785
Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Jurine, 1820)⇒ Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895
Ceriodaphnia rotunda Sars, 1862Jerusalem thorn
Ceriodaphnia scitula Herrick, 1884Leather-root
Ceriodaphnia setosa Matile, 1890
Chydorus barbatus Brady, 1868
Chydorus globosus (Baird, 1843)⇒ Pseudochydorus globosus Baird, 1843
Chydorus latus Sars, 1862Jerusalem thorn
Chydorus ovalis Kurz, 1874California Sister
Chydorus piger ( Sars, 1862)⇒ Paralona pigra G.O. Sars, 1862
Chydorus sphaericus O.F. Müller, 1776Water flea
Coronatella circumfimbriata Megard, 1967
Coronatella rectangula Sars, 1862
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) atkinsoni Baird, 1859Band-celled Sister
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) magna Straus, 1820Spoonleaf treebine
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) similis Claus, 1876
Daphnia (Daphnia) ambigua Scourfield, 1947
Daphnia (Daphnia) cucullata G.O. Sars, 1862
Daphnia (Daphnia) curvirostris Eylman, 1887
Daphnia (Daphnia) galeata Sars, 1863
Daphnia (Daphnia) hyalina Leydig, 1860
Daphnia (Daphnia) lacustris Sars, 1862
Daphnia (Daphnia) longispina O.F. Müller, 1776
Daphnia (Daphnia) minnehaha Herrick, 1884
Daphnia (Daphnia) obtusa Kurz, 1942Scentless plant bugs
Daphnia (Daphnia) parvula Fordyce, 1901
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulex Leydig, 1860Common water flea
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulicaria Forbes, 1893
Daphnia (Daphnia) rosea G. O. Sars, 1862
Daphnia carinata King, 1852
Daphnia inopinata
Daphnia psittacea Baird, 1850
Daphnia quadrangula (O. F. Muller, 1785)⇒ Ceriodaphnia quadrangula O.F. Müller, 1785
Daphnia reticulata Haldeman, 1843
Daphnia tewaipounamu
Daphnia thomsoni Sars, 1894
Diaphanosoma brachyurum Liévin, 1848
Disparalona rostrata Koch, 1841
Drepanothrix dentata Eurén, 1861
Dunhevedia crassa King, 1853Acmon Blue
Ephemeroporus laevis Sars, 1904
Eubosmina (Eubosmina) coregoni Baird, 1857
Eubosmina (Eubosmina) longispina Leydig, 1860
Eurycercus (Eurycercus) lamellatus O.F. Müller, 1776
Eurycercus (Teretifrons) glacialis Lilljeborg, 1887
Eurycercus longirostris Hann, 1982Sweetwood
Evadne nordmanni Lovén, 1836
Evadne spinifera P.E.Müller, 1867
Evadne tergestina (Claus, 1864)⇒ Pseudevadne tergestina Claus, 1877
Graptoleberis testudinaria Fischer, 1848
Holopedium gibberum Zaddach, 1855El Paso skyrocket
Ilyocryptus acutifrons Sars, 1862
Ilyocryptus agilis Kurz, 1878Coville's buckwheat
Ilyocryptus brevidentatus Ekman, 1905
Ilyocryptus sordidus Liévin, 1848
Kurzia latissima Kurz, 1874
Lathonura rectirostris Müller, 1785
Latona setifera O.F. Müller, 1776
Leptodora kindti (Focke, 1844)⇒ Leptodora kindtii Focke, 1844
Leptodora kindtii Focke, 1844
Leydigia acanthocercoides Fischer, 1854Greenish Blue
Leydigia leydigi Schoedler, 1863San Emigdio Blue
Leydigia quadrangularis (Leydig, 1860)⇒ Leydigia leydigi Schoedler, 1863
Macrothrix hirsuticornis Norman & Brady, 1867Gold-bordered Hairstreak
Macrothrix laticornis Jurine, 1820Marius Hairstreak
Macrothrix rosea Jurine, 1820White Scrub-Hairstreak
Macrothrix scotica
Megafenestra aurita (Fischer, 1849
Moina brachiata Jurine, 1820Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak
Moina macrocopa Straus, 1820Common ladyfern
Moina rectirostris Leydig, 1860Bromeliad Scrub-Hairstreak
Monospilus dispar Sars, 1862Creamy Stripe-streak
Ophryoxus gracilis G. O. Sars, 1861
Oxyurella tenuicaudis Sars, 1862
Paralona pigra G.O. Sars, 1862
Penilia avirostris Dana, 1852
Peracantha truncata O.F. Müller, 1785
Phreatalona protzi Hartwig, 1900
Phrixura rostrata (Koch, 1841
Picripleuroxus denticulatus Birge, 1879
Picripleuroxus laevis G. O. Sars, 1861
Picripleuroxus leavis Sars, 1862
Pleopis polyphemoides (Leuckart, 1859)⇒ Pleopsis polyphemoides Leuckart, 1859
Pleopsis polyphemoides Leuckart, 1859
Pleuroxus (Peracantha) truncatus O. F. Müller, 1785
Pleuroxus (Picripleuroxus) denticulatus ( Birge, 1879)⇒ Picripleuroxus denticulatus Birge, 1879
Pleuroxus (Picripleuroxus) laevis ( Sars, 1862)⇒ Picripleuroxus leavis Sars, 1862
Pleuroxus (Pleuroxus) trigonellus O. F. Müller, 1776
Pleuroxus (Pleuroxus) uncinatus Baird, 1850
Pleuroxus (Tylopleuroxus) aduncus Jurine, 1820
Podon intermedius Lilljeborg, 1853
Podon leuckarti (Sars, 1862)⇒ Podon leuckartii Sars G.O., 1862
Podon leuckartii Sars G.O., 1862
Podon polyphemoides (Leuckart, 1859)⇒ Pleopsis polyphemoides Leuckart, 1859
Polyphemus pediculus Linnaeus, 1761
Pseudevadne tergestina Claus, 1877
Pseudochydorus globosus Baird, 1843
Rhynchotalona falcata Sars, 1861
Scapholeberis aurita Fischer, 1849
Scapholeberis mucronata O.F. Müller, 1776
Sida crystallina O. F. Müller, 1776
Simocephalus exspinosus Koch, 1841
Simocephalus serrulatus Koch, 1841Water flea
Simocephalus vetulus Müller, 1776
Streblocerus serricaudatus Fischer, 1849
Tretocephala ambigua (Lilljeborg, 1900

Subnodes of Cladoceromorpha with occurrences in British Isles
FamilyBosminidae
Sars, 1865
Bosminid Waterfleas
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCercopagididae
Mordukhai-Boltovskoi, 1968
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyChydoridae
Stebbing, 1902
26
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDaphniidae
Straus, 1820
6
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHolopediidae
Sars, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyIlyocryptidae
Smirnov, 1992
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeptodoridae
Lilljeborg, 1861
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrothricidae
Norman & Brady, 1867
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMoinidae
Goulden, 1968
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPodonidae
Mordukhai-Boltovskoy, 1968
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPolyphemidae
Baird, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySididae
Baird, 1860
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Cladoceromorpha at itis.gov