Acantholeberis
Genus of water fleas
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Acantholeberis is a genus of cladoceran crustaceans in the monotypic family Acantholeberidae.[1][2] They occur in freshwater environments in the Neotropical and Holarctic realms.[3][4]
| Acantholeberis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Anomopoda |
| Family: | Acantholeberidae Smirnov, 1976 |
| Genus: | Acantholeberis Lilljeborg, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Daphnia curvirostris Müller, 1776 | |
| Species | |
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2–3 species (see text) | |
Species
There are two[3] to three recognized species:[5]
- Acantholeberis curvirostris (Müller, 1776)
- Acantholeberis accolismaris Sousa, Elmoor-Loureiro & Álvarez-Silva, 2022[4]
- Acantholeberis smirnovi Paggi & Herrera-Martinez, 2020
Species Acantholeberis dentata Eurén, 1861 is now accepted as Drepanothrix dentata.[6]
