Chydoridae
Guides
Picripleuroxus
Picripleuroxus is a genus of small freshwater cladocerans (water fleas) in the family Chydoridae. Members of this genus are benthic or epiphytic microcrustaceans inhabiting lakes and ponds. The genus was established by Frey in 1993 and is distinguished by specific morphological features of the carapace and postabdomen.