Alona (crustacean)

Alona is a genus of cladocerans in the family Chydoridae. It is one of the largest genera of Cladocera,[1] and is widely believed to be an artificial group which is in need of systematic revision; the type species is Alona quadrangularis.[2] Around 240 names at the species level have been described in Alona; it is unclear how many of these are valid, or how they are related.[3]

Alona
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Alona

W. Baird, 1843
Type species
Alona quadrangularis

Species currently assigned to the genus Alona include:

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See also

  •  Crustaceans portal


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