DIPLOSTRACA Gerstaecker, 1866
(water fleas)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
images
No of
ID refs
 (Click to open)
Family 4 subtaxa 24 images
Family 2 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Female (Click to open)
Suborder 6 subtaxa 128 images 5 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for DIPLOSTRACA (water fleas)
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