Daphnia
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Daphnia is a genus of small planktonic crustaceans, 0.2–6.0 mm in length. Daphnia are members of the order Anomopoda, and are one of the several small aquatic crustaceans commonly called water fleas b
Female Daphnia with eggs
Resting egg pouch (ephippium) and the juvenile daphnid that just has hatched from it
Daphnia giving birth
D. magna infected with Pasteuria ramosa
Anomopoda
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Anomopoda is an order of the superorder Diplostraca. These crustaceans, a type of water flea, are members of the class Branchiopoda. The Anomopoda typically have five pairs of thoracic limbs, but some
Daphnia
…Daphnia is a genus of small planktonic crustaceans, 0.2–6.0 mm (0.01–0.24 in) in length. Daphnia are members of the order Anomopoda, and are one of the several small aquatic crustaceans commonly called water fleas because their saltatory swimming style resembles the movements of…
Triops longicaudatus adult ventral