The Ctenopoda are an
order of the superorder
Diplostraca
The Diplostraca or Cladocera, commonly known as water fleas, are a superorder of small crustaceans that feed on microscopic chunks of organic matter (excluding some predatory forms).
Over 1000 species have been recognised so far, with many more ...
, comprising the three families
Holopediidae,
Pseudopenilidae, and
Sididae
Sididae is a family of ctenopods in the order Diplostraca. There are about 6 genera and at least 20 described species in Sididae.
Genera
* ''Diaphanosoma
''Diaphanosoma'' is a genus of '' Sididae''.
The genus was described in 1850 by Fischer. ...
.
Its members mostly live in
fresh water
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
, but ''
Penilia
''Penilia'' is a genus of ctenopods in the family Sididae
Sididae is a family of ctenopods in the order Diplostraca. There are about 6 genera and at least 20 described species in Sididae.
Genera
* ''Diaphanosoma
''Diaphanosoma'' is a genus ...
'' is marine.
References
External links
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Arthropod suborders
Cladocera
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