Moinidae

Moinidae is a crustacean family within the order Cladocera.[1] Species within this family are widely occurring including the continents of North America and Africa.[2] In newer classifications it is sometimes included in the family Daphniidae.[3]

Moinidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Branchiopoda
Order:
Cladocera
Suborder:
Anomopoda
Family:
Moinidae

Goulden, 1968

Moina is one of two genera in the family.[4]

References
  1. Clyde E. Goulden (1968). The Systematics and Evolution of the Moinidae. American Philosophical Society. pp. 1–101. ISBN 978-0-87169-586-4.
  2. C. Michael Hogan (2008). A. Burnham (ed.). "Makgadikgadi". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  3. 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.
  4. L. Forró; N. M. Korovchinsky; A. A. Kotov & A. Petrusek (2008). "Global diversity of cladocerans (Cladocera; Crustacea) in freshwater" (PDF). In Estelle V. Balian; Christian Lévêque; Hendrik Segers & Koen Martens (eds.). Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Hydrobiologia. Developments in Hydrobiology 198. 595. pp. 177–184. doi:10.1007/s10750-007-9013-5. ISBN 978-1-4020-8259-7. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_19


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