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| Daphnia Temporal range:
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| Daphnia pulex | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Subclass: | Phyllopoda |
| Superorder: | Diplostraca |
| Order: | Anomopoda |
| Family: | Daphniidae |
| Genus: | Daphnia Müller, 1785 |
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| Diversity | |
| > 200 spp. | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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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 fleas. Daphnia spp. live in various aquatic environments ranging from acidic swamps to freshwater lakes and ponds.
The two most commonly found species of Daphnia are D. pulex (small and most common) and D. magna (large). They are often associated with a related genus in the order Cladocera: Moina, which is in the Moinidae family instead of the Daphniidae, and is much smaller than D. pulex (roughly half the maximum length).
- ^ A. Kotov; L. Forró; N. M. Korovchinsky; A. Petrusek (March 2, 2012). "Crustacea-Cladocera checkList" (PDF). World checklist of freshwater Cladocera species. Belgian Biodiversity Platform. Retrieved October 29, 2012.