Bosminidae is a family of anomopods in the order Diplostraca. 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

Further reading

  • Dodson, Stanley L.; Cáceres, Carla E.; Rogers, D.Christopher (2010). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates (Third ed.). Academic Press. doi:. ISBN 978-0-12-374855-3.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
  • Brendonck, L.; Rogers, D.C.; Olesen, J.; Weeks, S.; Hoeh, W.R. (2007). "Global diversity of large branchiopods (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in freshwater". In Balian, E.V.; Lévêque, C.; Segers, H.; Martens, K. (eds.). Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Developments in Hydrobiology. Vol. 198. Springer. pp. 167–176. doi:. ISBN 978-1-4020-8258-0.
  • Dumont, Henri; Negrea, S. (1992). Introduction to the Class Branchiopoda. Guides to the Identification of the Microinvertebrates of the Continental Waters of the World. Backhuys. ISBN 9057821125.