Candonidae
Family of seed shrimps
Candonidae is a family of ostracods , containing around 25% of all known species of freshwater ostracods.[ 1] Around 75% of genera in the family are endemic to a single zoogeographic region .[ 1] It contains more than 500 species, of which more than 300 are endemic to the Palearctic realm .[ 1]
Cyclocypridinae are generally good swimmers,[ 2] but Candoninae is unable to swim.[ 3]
Paracypridinae lives in marine and brackish waters,[ 4] although a few can live in freshwater.[ 5] [ 6]
Taxonomy
The following genera are recognised in the family Candonidae:[ 7]
Aglaiella Daday, 1910 †
Aglaiocypris Sylvester-Bradley, 1947
Acandona
Allocypria Rome, 1962
Amphitritecandona Karanovic, 2007
Areacandona Karanovic, 2005
Baicalocandona Mazepova, 1976
Candobrasilopsis Higuti & Martens, 2012
Candona Baird, 1845
Candonopsis Vavra, 1891
Coralliaglaia Hartmann, 1974
Cyclocypris Brady & Norman, 1889
Cryptocandona Kaufmann, 1900
Damonella Anderson, 1966 †
Deminutiocandona Karanovic, 2003
Dolerocypria Tressler, 1937
Electrocypria Wang, Matzke-Karasz & Horne, 2022
Eucandona Daday, 1900
Fabaeformiscandona Krstic, 1972
Gerdocypris McKenzie, 1983 †
Ghardaglaia Hartmann, 1964
Hancockcandonopsis Karanovic, 2018
Hansacypris Wouters, 1984
Humphreyscandona Karanovic & Marmonier, 2003
Indocandona Gupta, 1984
Kempfcyclocypris Karanovic, 2011
Kencandona Karanovic, 2007
Keysercypria Karanovic, 2011
Latinopsis Karanovic & Datry, 2009
Leicacandona Karanovic, 2007
Mangalocypria Wouters, 1998
Mazepovacandona Karanovic & Sitnikova, 2017
Meischcandona Karanovic, 2001
Meridiescandona Karanovic, 2003
Mungava Harding, 1962
Myanmarcypris Wang, Matzke-Karasz, Horne, Zhao, Cao, Zhang & Wang, 2020 †
Neglecandona
Neocandona Karanovic, 2005
Notacandona Karanovic & Marmonier, 2003
Origocandona Karanovic, 2005
Paracandona Hartwig, 1899 †
Paracypria Sars, 1910
Paracypris Sars, 1866
Parapontoparta Hartmann, 1955
Phlyctenophora Brady, 1880
Physocypria Vávra, 1897
Pierrecandona Karanovic, 2007
Pilbaracandona Karanovic & Marmonier, 2003
Pioneercandonopsis Karanovic, 2005
Pontoparta Vavra, 1901
Pseudocandona Kaufmann, 1900
Reconcavona Krömmelbein, 1962 †
Renaudcypris McKenzie, 1980
Salvadoriella Krömmelbein, 1963 †
Tasmanocypris McKenzie, 1979
Thalassocypria Hartmann, 1957
Trajancandona Karanovic, 1999
Trapezicandona Schornikov, 1969
Triangulocypris Teeter, 1975
Typhlocypris Vejdovsky, 1882
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