Candonidae Kaufmann 1900

Candonidae is a family of ostracods, containing around 25% of all known species of freshwater ostracods.^[1] Around 75% of genera in the family are endemic to a single zoogeographic region.^[1] It contains more than 500 species, of which more than 300 are endemic to the Palearctic realm.^[1]

Taxonomy

The following genera are recognised in the family Candonidae:^[2]

See also

• Fabaeformiscandona aemonae, an endangered species from Slovenia
• Namibcypris, an extinct genus from Namibia
• Typhlocypris
• Cyprididae, a family containing 50% of all freshwater ostracods

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