Candonidae


Candonidae is a family of ostracods, containing around 25% of all known species of freshwater ostracods. Around 75% of genera in the family are endemic to a single zoogeographic region. It contains more than 500 species, of which more than 300 are endemic to the Palaearctic ecozone.

Overview of genera

Acandona -
Allocypria -
Amphitritecandona -
Areacandona -
Baicalocandona -
Bicornucandona -
Caaporacandona -
Candona -
Candonopsis -
Caribecandona -
Cryptocandona -
Cubacandona -
Cyclocypris -
Cypria -
Danielocandona -
Deminutiocandona -
Earicandona -
Eucandona -
Fabaeformiscandona -
Humphreyscandona -
Indocandona -
Kempfcyclocypris -
Kencandona -
Keysercypria -
Lacalgida -
Latinopsis -
Leicacandona -
Marmocandona -
Marococandona -
Meischcandona -
Meridiescandona -
Metohicandona -
Mixtacandona -
Namibcypris -
Nannocandona -
Neocandona -
Notacandona -
Origocandona -
Paracandona -
Phreatocandona -
Physocypria -
Pierrecandona -
Pilbaracandona -
Pioneercandonopsis -
Schellencandona -
Terrestricandona -
Terrestricypris -
Trajancandona -
Trapezicandona -
Typhlocypris -
Undulacandona