Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Allotriocarida > Class Branchiopoda > Subclass Phyllopoda > Superorder Diplostraca > Order Anomopoda

Bosminidae Baird, 1845

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Bosmina Baird, 1845
Bosminopsis Richard, 1895

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: bosminid waterfleas sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
 German: Rüsselkrebse

Literature

basis of record

Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA). 124 pp.

additional source

Boxshall, G. (2001). Cladocera - Branchiopoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 243-244

additional source

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Genbank

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Bosminidae Baird, 1845. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106262

Dr. Geoffrey Boxshall. Bosminidae Baird, 1845. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/9502e752-46b0-4094-9a7f-3762e9b1eaeb

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2009-08-24 by Dr. Geoffrey Boxshall & by Geoff Boxshall

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