Candonidae

Candonidae is a family of ostracods, containing around 25% of all known species of freshwater ostracods. Around 75% of genera in the family are endemic to a single zoogeographic region. It contains more than 500 species, of which more than 300 are endemic to the Palearctic realm.

Candona is a genus of ostracods in the family Candonidae. The genus was first described in 1845 by William Baird. The type species is Cypris candida Müller, 1776.

Cyclocypris is a genus of ostracods in the family Candonidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.

species of crustacean

Candonopsis is a genus of ostracod in the family Candonidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.