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Checklist for Family Daphniidae Straus, 1820
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
18
40
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Phyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
14
34
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diplostraca
Gerstaecker, 1866
Clam shrimp, Clam Shrimps & Waterfleas, Water fleas
13
32
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Onychocaudata
Olesen & Richter, 2013
Clam shrimps, Water fleas
11
30
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cladoceromorpha
O.F. Müller, 1785
Cladocerans, Cyclestherians, Water fleas
11
30
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDaphniidae
Straus, 1820
5
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
5 Genera with 19 Species
Ceriodaphnia Dana, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 1862Water Flea10SpeciesTaxom
Megafenestra Dumont and P..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Scapholeberis Schoedler, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Simocephalus Schödler, 17764SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
19 Species
Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895Donner Lake lupine
Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Jurine, 1820)⇒ Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) magna Straus, 1820Spoonleaf treebine
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) similis Claus, 1876
Daphnia (Daphnia) catawba Coker, 1926
Daphnia (Daphnia) galeata Sars, 1863
Daphnia (Daphnia) longispina O.F. Müller, 1776
Daphnia (Daphnia) middendorffiana Fischer, 1851
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulex Leydig, 1860Common water flea
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulicaria Forbes, 1893
Daphnia (Daphnia) rosea G. O. Sars, 1862
Daphnia schodleri G. O. Sars, 1862
Megafenestra nasuta Birge, 1879
Scapholeberis kingii (Sars, 1888)⇒ Scapholeberis kingi Sars, 1903
Scapholeberis rammneri Dumont & Pen..., 1983
Simocephalus exspinosus Koch, 1841
Simocephalus punctatus Orlova-Bienk..., 1998
Simocephalus serrulatus Koch, 1841Water flea
Simocephalus vetulus Müller, 1776


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