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Checklist for Family Daphniidae Straus, 1820
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
34
142
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Phyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
26
116
514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diplostraca
Gerstaecker, 1866
Clam shrimp, Clam Shrimps & Waterfleas, Water fleas
25
113
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Onychocaudata
Olesen & Richter, 2013
Clam shrimps, Water fleas
13
84
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cladoceromorpha
O.F. Müller, 1785
Cladocerans, Cyclestherians, Water fleas
13
84
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDaphniidae
Straus, 1820
5
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
5 Genera with 82 Species
Ceriodaphnia Dana, 190213SpeciesTaxom
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 1917Water Flea49SpeciesTaxom
Megafenestra Dumont and P..., 18792SpeciesTaxom
Scapholeberis Schoedler, 18499SpeciesTaxom
Simocephalus Schödler, 177612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
82 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ceriodaphnia acanthina L. S. Ross, 1897
Ceriodaphnia affinis (Lilljeborg, 1900)⇒ Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895
Ceriodaphnia cornuta G. O. Sars, 1885Water flea
Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895Donner Lake lupine
Ceriodaphnia lacustris Birge, 1893
Ceriodaphnia laticaudata P.E. Müller, 1867
Ceriodaphnia megalops (Sars, 1862)⇒ Ceriodaphnia megops G. O. Sars, 1861
Ceriodaphnia megops G. O. Sars, 1861
Ceriodaphnia pulchella Sars, 1862
Ceriodaphnia quadrangula O.F. Müller, 1785
Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Jurine, 1820)⇒ Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895
Ceriodaphnia rigaudi Richard, 1894Donner Lake lupine
Ceriodaphnia silvestrii Daday, 1902
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) atkinsoni Baird, 1859Band-celled Sister
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) magna Straus, 1820Spoonleaf treebine
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) similis Claus, 1876
Daphnia (Daphnia) ambigua Scourfield, 1947
Daphnia (Daphnia) arcuata Forbes, 1893
Daphnia (Daphnia) catawba Coker, 1926
Daphnia (Daphnia) cheraphila Hebert & Fin..., 1996
Daphnia (Daphnia) cucullata G.O. Sars, 1862
Daphnia (Daphnia) curvirostris Eylman, 1887
Daphnia (Daphnia) dentifera Forbes, 1893
Daphnia (Daphnia) dubia Herrick, 1883Siskiyou false rue anemone
Daphnia (Daphnia) galeata Sars, 1863
Daphnia galeata galeata G. O. Sars, 1864Waterflea
Daphnia galeata mendotae Birge, 1918
Daphnia (Daphnia) gessneri Herbst, 1967
Daphnia (Daphnia) hyalina Leydig, 1860
Daphnia (Daphnia) laevis Birge, 1879
Daphnia (Daphnia) latispina Korinek & He..., 1996
Daphnia (Daphnia) longiremis G. O. Sars, 1861Arctic Waterflea
Daphnia (Daphnia) longispina O.F. Müller, 1776
Daphnia (Daphnia) lumholtzi G. O. Sars, 1885Spiny waterflea
Daphnia (Daphnia) mendotae Birge, 1918
Daphnia (Daphnia) middendorffiana Fischer, 1851
Daphnia (Daphnia) minnehaha Herrick, 1884
Daphnia (Daphnia) obtusa Kurz, 1942Scentless plant bugs
Daphnia (Daphnia) oregonensis Korinek & He..., 1996
Daphnia (Daphnia) parvula Fordyce, 1901
Daphnia (Daphnia) pileata Hebert & Fin..., 1996
Daphnia (Daphnia) prolata Hebert & Fin..., 1996
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulex Leydig, 1860Common water flea
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulicaria Forbes, 1893
Daphnia (Daphnia) retrocurva Forbes, 1882
Daphnia (Daphnia) rosea G. O. Sars, 1862
Daphnia (Daphnia) schoedleri (Sars, 1862)⇒ Daphnia schodleri G. O. Sars, 1862
Daphnia (Daphnia) tenebrosa (G. O. Sars, 1898)⇒ Daphnia middendorffiana Fischer, 1851
Daphnia (Daphnia) thorata Forbes, 1893
Daphnia (Daphnia) villosa Korinek & He..., 1996
Daphnia angulata Hebert, 1977
Daphnia brooksi Dodson, 1985
Daphnia carinata King, 1852
Daphnia chilensis Hann, 1986
Daphnia dadayana Paggi, 1999
Daphnia ephemeralis Schwartz & H..., 1985
Daphnia exilis Herrick, 1895
Daphnia menucoensis Paggi, 1996
Daphnia quadrangula (O. F. Muller, 1785)⇒ Ceriodaphnia quadrangula O.F. Müller, 1785
Daphnia queenslandensis Sergeev, 1990
Daphnia schodleri G. O. Sars, 1862
Daphnia spinulata Birabén, 1917
Megafenestra aurita (Fischer, 1849
Megafenestra nasuta Birge, 1879
Scapholeberis armata Herrick & Tu..., 1895
Scapholeberis armata freyi Dumont & Pen..., 1983
Scapholeberis aurita Fischer, 1849
Scapholeberis duranguensis Quiroz-Vázqu..., 2009
Scapholeberis kingi Sars, 1903Reflexed gyroweisia moss
Scapholeberis kingii (Sars, 1888)⇒ Scapholeberis kingi Sars, 1903
Scapholeberis mucronata O.F. Müller, 1776
Scapholeberis rammneri Dumont & Pen..., 1983
Scapholeberis spinifera Nicolet, 1849
Simocephalus (Aquipiculus) latirostris Stingelin, 1906
Simocephalus (Crownocephalus) acutirostratus King, 1853
Simocephalus daphnoides Herrick, 1883
Simocephalus elizabethae King, 1853
Simocephalus exspinosus Koch, 1841
Simocephalus mirabilis Orlova-Bienk..., 1998
Simocephalus mixtus Sars, 1903
Simocephalus punctatus Orlova-Bienk..., 1998
Simocephalus semiserratus Sars, 1901
Simocephalus serratulus (Koch, 1841)⇒ Simocephalus serrulatus Koch, 1841
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