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Checklist for Family Daphniidae Straus, 1820
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
8
54
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Phyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
8
53
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diplostraca
Gerstaecker, 1866
Clam shrimp, Clam Shrimps & Waterfleas, Water fleas
8
53
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Onychocaudata
Olesen & Richter, 2013
Clam shrimps, Water fleas
8
53
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cladoceromorpha
O.F. Müller, 1785
Cladocerans, Cyclestherians, Water fleas
8
53
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDaphniidae
Straus, 1820
5
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
5 Genera with 27 Species
Ceriodaphnia Dana, 18205SpeciesTaxom
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 2010Water Flea14SpeciesTaxom
Megafenestra Dumont and P..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Scapholeberis Schoedler, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Simocephalus Schödler, 18415SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
27 Species
Ceriodaphnia cornuta G. O. Sars, 1885Water flea
Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895Donner Lake lupine
Ceriodaphnia laticaudata P.E. Müller, 1867
Ceriodaphnia quadrangula O.F. Müller, 1785
Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Jurine, 1820)⇒ Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) bolivari Richard, 1888
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) dolichocephala Sars, 1895
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) magna Straus, 1820Spoonleaf treebine
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) similis Claus, 1876
Daphnia (Daphnia) laevis Birge, 1879
Daphnia (Daphnia) longispina O.F. Müller, 1776
Daphnia (Daphnia) lumholtzi G. O. Sars, 1885Spiny waterflea
Daphnia (Daphnia) obtusa Kurz, 1942Scentless plant bugs
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulex Leydig, 1860Common water flea
Daphnia (Daphnia) rosea G. O. Sars, 1862
Daphnia barbata Weltner, 1898
Daphnia carinata King, 1852
Daphnia gibba Methuen, 1910
Daphnia izpodvala Kotov & Taylor, 2010
Megafenestra aurita (Fischer, 1849
Scapholeberis kingi Sars, 1903Reflexed gyroweisia moss
Scapholeberis kingii (Sars, 1888)⇒ Scapholeberis kingi Sars, 1903
Simocephalus brehmi Gauthier, 1939
Simocephalus exspinosus Koch, 1841
Simocephalus heilongjiangensis Shi & Shi, 1994
Simocephalus mixtus Sars, 1903
Simocephalus serrulatus Koch, 1841Water flea


Links, sources and further information
Daphniidae at artfakta.se
Daphniidae at dyntaxa.se
Daphniidae at gbif.org
Daphniidae at irmng.org
Daphniidae at itis.gov
Daphniidae at marinespecies.org