Courtesy of Paul Hebert
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| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota | Opisthokonta | Metazoa | Eumetazoa | Bilateria | Protostomia | Ecdysozoa | Panarthropoda | Arthropoda | Mandibulata | Pancrustacea | Crustacea | Branchiopoda | Phyllopoda | Diplostraca | Cladocera | Anomopoda | Daphniidae | Daphnia |
| Common: | water flea (German: Wasserfloh) |
| Comment: | The water flea Daphnia pulex is commonly found in shallow ponds. This small Crustacean, less than 3 mm in size, is barely visible with the naked eye. Water fleas are an important and environmentally sensitive member of the food chain in ponds and lakes; they feed on algae and are in turn food for other animals such as fish or other small animals including Hydra. |
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Go to NCBI Taxonomy (6669) |
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| Publications: |
Ye Z, Xu S, Spitze K et. al. 
( 2017)
G3 (Bethesda) 7, 1405-1416.
Colbourne JK, Pfrender ME, Gilbert D et. al.
( 2011)
Science 331, 555-561.
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