Chydorus sphaericus (O. F. Müller, 1776)
(a water flea)

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Chydorus sphaericus var sphaericus
a water flea
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChydorus sphaericus (a water flea)
GenusChydorus (a genus of water fleas)
FamilyEURYCERCIDAE (a family of crustaceans)
OrderDIPLOSTRACA (water fleas)
SubclassPHYLLOPODA (apuses and water fleas)
ClassBRANCHIOPODA (branchiopods)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Chydorus sphaericus (a water flea) :
1: Chydorus sphaericus (a water flea)
28 Aug 2004 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
squeezed from Sphagnum sample
Image 1: Foot - magnifiedImage 2: Foot - magnified (2)Image 3: Head area - magnifiedImage 4: Whole animal - side view - focussed on profile - microscope low magnificationImage 5: Whole animal - side view - focussed on surface - microscope low magnification
2: Chydorus sphaericus (a water flea)
24 Mar 1978 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
in pond
Image 1: Lateral viewImage 2: Lateral view (2)
3: Chydorus sphaericus (a water flea)
18 Mar 1978 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
in isolated pond
Image 1: AntennuleImage 2: Lateral viewImage 3: Lateral view (2)Image 4: Lateral view (3)Image 5: Lateral view - foot visible

Chydorus sphaericus (a water flea) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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