Cercopagididae

Cercopagididae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Diplostraca.^[1] A lot of Cercopagididae species are non-native species, many of which pose a great threat to aquatic ecosystems.^[2]

Cercopagididae
An example of Cercopagis pengoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Branchiopoda
Order:	Onychopoda
Family:	Cercopagididae Mordukhai-Boltovskoi, 1968

Genera:^[1]

• Bythotrephes Leydig, 1860 (e.g. Bythotrephes longimanus)
• Cercopagis Sars, 1897 (e.g. Cercopagis pengoi)

In addition, * Apagis Sars, 1897 is sometimes treated as a genus rather than as a subgenus, Cercopagis (Apagis).^[1]