Chydorus Leach, 1816

Pascual, Jhaydee Ann F., Rizo, Eric Zeus C., Han, Boping, Dumont, Henri J. & Papa, Rey Donne S., 2014, Taxonomy and distribution of four Cladoceran families (Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Moinidae, Bosminidae, Chydoridae and Sididae) in Philippine inland waters, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62, pp. 771-794 : 774

Genus Chydorus Leach, 1816

Body globular with ventral margin with setae inserted on its inner surface. Head shield with acute rostrum with two major head pores. Have large labral plates. Antennules do not have a peg. Swimming antennae usually with 8 setae. Species of the genus are the commonest anomopods. Morphological variability has made this genus a possible genus group.