Daphnia O. F. Müller, 1785
(water fleas)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDaphnia (water fleas)
FamilyDAPHNIIDAE (a family of water fleas)
SuborderCLADOCERA (water fleas)
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)

Daphnia (water fleas) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Daphnia (water fleas)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Daphnia (water fleas)
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