Limnadiidae is a
family
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of
crustacean
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s in the order
Spinicaudata
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that live in seasonal wetlands, inland saline pools and lakes.
They are found on all the world's continents except
Antarctica
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, and are distinguished from other families in the same order by the fact that the cephalic fornicies do not extend forwards.
The family contains eight extant genera:
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Afrolimnadia''
Rogers ''et al.'', 2012
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Calalimnadia''
Rabet & Rogers, 2012
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Eulimnadia''
Packard, 1874
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Imnadia
''Imnadia'' is a genus of conchostracans found only in Europe. It has occasionally been placed in a monotypic family, "Imnadiidae", but is more usually placed in the Limnadiidae. It contains the following species:
*'' Imnadia cristata'' Marinček ...
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Hertzog, 1935
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Limnadia''
Brongniart, 1820
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Limnadopsis''
Spencer & Hall, 1896
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Metalimnadia''
Mattox, 1952
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Paralimnadia''
Sars, 1896
References
Spinicaudata
Crustacean families
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