Camptocercus Baird, 1843

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 : 778-779

Genus Camptocercus Baird, 1843

Body ovoid with long feathered setae in its ventral margin of its carapace. Head shield with three major head pores. Remarks. The genus is mainly distributed in the southern hemisphere with records in Central America, South America, tropical Africa, Indonesia and Australia. They do not tolerate colder waters, with the northern limit of the genus found in the Mediterranean. It prefers shallow sandy or rocky littoral, detritus ridden and heavily vegetated pools and swamps.

Rostrum slightly pointed. Labral plate with widely rounded apex and cuneiform in shape. Antennule usually reaching the tip of the rostrum. Long but weak swimming antennae. Post abdomen is long and narrow with 1–2 accessory spines on its terminal claw; anal denticles pass over each other