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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Ostracoda |
| Order: | Podocopida |
| Family: | Candonidae |
| Tribe: | Candonini |
| Genus: | Candona Baird, 1845[1] |
Candona is a genus of ostracods in the family Candonidae.[2] The genus was first described in 1845 by William Baird.[2][1] The type species is Cypris candida Müller, 1776.[2][1]
Taxonomy
The following species are recognised in the genus Candona:[2]
- Candona artesensis Swain, 1964 †
- Candona chusanhai Hu & Tao, 2008
- Candona condensa Krömmelbein, 1962 †
- Candona elliptica Furtos, 1933
- Candona gregaria Krömmelbein, 1962 †
- Candona lupinia Hu & Tao, 2008
- Candona neglecta G.O. Sars, 1887
- Candona nobilis (Brady, 1866) Mostafawi, 1989
- Candona parasinuosa Hu & Tao, 2008 †
- Candona patzcuaro Tressler, 1954
- Candona pitangaensis Krömmelbein, 1965 †
- Candona quasiincarum Karanovic & Datry, 2009
- Candona redunca Krömmelbein, 1962 †
- Candona rupestris
- Candona shitsyi Hu & Tao, 2008
- Candona sillae Karanovic & Lee, 2012
- Candona verretensis LeRoy, 1964
References
- William Baird (1845). "Arrangement of the British Entomostraca, with a list of species, particularly noticing those which have as yet been discovered within the bounds of the Club". History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. 2 (13): 145-158 [152]. ISSN 0960-4170. Wikidata Q138710875. BHL page 2408356
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Candona Baird, 1845". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
External links
Data related to Candona at Wikispecies
Media related to Candona at Wikimedia Commons- "Candona". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- "Candona". Paleobiology Database.
- Candona at insectoid.info
