Genus Heterolepidoderma Remane, 1927

Type species

Ichthydium ocellatum Mečnikow, 1865 (= Heterolepidoderma ocellatum (Mečnikow, 1865)) .

Terra typica

Russia.

Remarks on genus

This 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. It is present in benthic, interstitial and periphytic habitats.