Podonidae
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Podon leuckartii
Podon leuckartii is a small predatory crustacean in the family Podonidae, order Onychopoda. It belongs to the branchiopod group characterized by paired swimming appendages and a bivalved carapace. The species was originally described under the genus Pleopis. Like other onychopods, it is a holoplanktonic predator in freshwater and brackish aquatic systems.