Moinidae
Appearance
Moinidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Branchiopoda |
Subclass: | Phyllopoda |
Superorder: | Diplostraca |
Order: | Anomopoda |
Family: | Moinidae Goulden, 1968 |
Moinidae is a crustacean family within the order Cladocera.[1] Species within this family are widely occurring, including North America and Africa.[2] In newer classifications, it is sometimes included in the family Daphniidae.[3]
Genera
[edit]These two genera belong to the family Moinidae:[4]
- Moina Baird, 1850
- Moinodaphnia Herrick, 1887
References
[edit]- ^ Clyde E. Goulden (1968). The Systematics and Evolution of the Moinidae. American Philosophical Society. pp. 1–101. ISBN 978-0-87169-586-4.
- ^ C. Michael Hogan (2008). A. Burnham (ed.). "Makgadikgadi". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ^ Joel W. Martin & George E. Davis (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 1–132.
- ^ "Moinidae". WoRMS, World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2021-11-24.