Subgenus Zonochaeta Remane, 1927

Type species

Chaetonotus succinctus Voigt, 1902 .

Terra typica

Germany.

Remarks on subgenus

This is the only subgenus of Chaetonotus that seems to be monophyletic in terms of molecular data (Kånneby et al. 2013); it encompasses 13 nominal freshwater species (Todaro 2018). It is present in benthic and periphytic habitats (e.g., Kisielewski 1997a).