''Chydorus'' is a genus of
Chydoridae
Chydoridae is a family of water fleas in the order Anomopoda. There are more than 50 genera and 520 described species in Chydoridae.
Genera
These 52 genera belong to the family Chydoridae:
* ''Acroperus'' Baird, 1843
* '' Alona'' Baird, 1850
* ...
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The genus was described in 1816 by
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist.
Life and work
Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a medical appren ...
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It has
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species include:
* ''
Chydorus gibbus''
* ''
Chydorus globosus''
* ''
Chydorus latus''
* ''
Chydorus ovalis''
* ''
Chydorus piger''
* ''
Chydorus rylovi'' Mukhamediev, 1963
* ''
Chydorus sinensis'' Frey, 1987
* ''
Chydorus sphaericus'' (O.F. Müller, 1776)
References
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Cladocera