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CLADOCERA (water fleas)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos
Family CHYDORIDAE (a family of water fleas) 3      
Genus Chydorus (a genus of water fleas) 2 8   6
Species Graptoleberis testudinaria (Fischer) (a water flea)   5    
Family DAPHNIIDAE (a family of water fleas) 5      
Genus Daphnia (a genus of water fleas) 2 11 14 71
Species Scapholeberis mucronata (a water flea) 1 6    
Genus Simocephalus (a genus of water fleas) 2 5   16
Family MACROTHRICIDAE (a family of water fleas) 1      
Species Acantholeberis curvirostris (Muller) (a water flea)   3    

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Scourfield, D.J. & Harding, J.P., 1966 A Key to the British Species of Freshwater Cladocera

CLADOCERA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
CRUSTACEA
(crustaceans)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with CLADOCERA:

Cladocera may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
CRUSTACEA
(crustaceans)

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