Macrothricidae

Macrothricidae
Lathonura rectirostris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Branchiopoda
Order:	Anomopoda
Family:	Macrothricidae Norman & Brady, 1867

Macrothricidae is a family of anomopods in the order Diplostraca. There are about 17 genera and at least 80 described species in Macrothricidae.

ITIS Taxonomic note:

• Based on "prevailing use," as permitted under the ICZN (1999), Martin & Davis retain the traditional spelling Macrothricidae over the 'correct' spelling (Macrotrichidae).

Genera

• Acantholeberis Lilljeborg, 1853

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  A diagram of Gurnella raphaelis.

  Bunops Birge, 1893
• Cactus Vávra, 1900
• Drepanothrix G. O. Sars, 1862
• Echinisca
• Grimaldina Richard, 1892
• Guernella Richard, 1892
• Iheringula
• Lathonura Lilljeborg, 1853
• Macrothrix Baird, 1843
• Onchobunops
• Ophryoxus G. O. Sars, 1861
• Parophryoxus Doolittle, 1909
• Pseudomoina
• Streblocerus G. O. Sars, 1862
• Wlassicsia Daday, 1904
• Wlassiscia

Further reading

• Dodson, Stanley L.; Cáceres, Carla E.; Rogers, D.Christopher (2010). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates (Third ed.). Academic Press. doi:10.1016/C2009-0-02669-5. ISBN 978-0-12-374855-3.
• Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
• Brendonck, L.; Rogers, D.C.; Olesen, J.; Weeks, S.; Hoeh, W.R. (2007). "Global diversity of large branchiopods (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in freshwater". In Balian, E.V.; Lévêque, C.; Segers, H.; Martens, K. (eds.). Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Developments in Hydrobiology. Vol. 198. Springer. pp. 167–176. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_18. ISBN 978-1-4020-8258-0. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
• Dumont, Henri; Negrea, S. (1992). Introduction to the Class Branchiopoda. Guides to the Identification of the Microinvertebrates of the Continental Waters of the World. Backhuys. ISBN 9057821125.
• Smirnov, N.N. (1992). The Macrothricidae of the world. Guides to the identification of the microivertebrates of the Continental Waters of the world. SPB Academic Publishing. ISBN 90-5103-067-3.