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Bosminidae is a family of anomopods in the order Diplostraca. There are at least three genera and 40 described species in Bosminidae. Some Bosminidae have accidentally been introduced by humans to areas outside of their native range.

Species

bosminid waterfleas

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassBranchiopoda
  4. OrderDiplostraca
  5. FamilyBosminidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
13
Family
Bosminidae
Collections
YPM, UAM, CMN, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, SAMA
Recorded in
Chile, United States, Canada, Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Anomopoda
Image
Bosmina with its brood pouch (cropped).jpg
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taxon name
Bosminidae
taxon rank
family
topic's main category
Category:Bosminidae
Commons category
Bosminidae
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Genera
  • References
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Bosminidae is a family of anomopods in the order Diplostraca. There are at least three genera and 40 described species in Bosminidae. Some Bosminidae have accidentally been introduced by humans to areas outside of their native range.

==Genera== Bosmina Baird, 1845 Bosminopsis Richard, 1895 Eubosmina Seligo, 1900

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