Genus: Heterolepidoderma Remane 1927

Typus generis: Heterolepidoderma ocellatum (Mečnikow, 1865) Terra typica: Russia

It is regarded as a polyphyletic genus (Kieneke et al. 2008, Kånneby et al. 2013), which encompasses 22 nominal freshwater species and 10 nominal marine species.

Present in benthic, interstitial and peryphytic habitats.