Bosminidae is a family of anomopods in the order
Diplostraca
The Diplostraca or Cladocera, commonly known as water fleas, is a superorder of small, mostly freshwater crustaceans, most of which feed on microscopic chunks of organic matter, though some forms are predatory.
Over 1000 species have been recogn ...
. There are at least three genera and 40 described species in Bosminidae.
Some Bosminidae have accidentally been introduced by humans to areas outside of their native range.
Genera
* ''
Bosmina''
Baird, 1845
* ''
Bosminopsis''
Richard, 1895
* ''
Eubosmina''
Seligo, 1900
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Cladocera
Crustacean families
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