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Checklist for Family Daphniidae Straus, 1820
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
27
101
453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Phyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
20
89
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diplostraca
Gerstaecker, 1866
Clam shrimp, Clam Shrimps & Waterfleas, Water fleas
19
86
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Onychocaudata
Olesen & Richter, 2013
Clam shrimps, Water fleas
9
65
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cladoceromorpha
O.F. Müller, 1785
Cladocerans, Cyclestherians, Water fleas
9
65
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDaphniidae
Straus, 1820
5
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
5 Genera with 45 Species
Ceriodaphnia Dana, 19197SpeciesTaxom
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 1977Water Flea22SpeciesTaxom
Daphniopsis G. O. Sars, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Scapholeberis Schoedler, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Simocephalus Schödler, 198311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
45 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceriodaphnia cornuta G. O. Sars, 1885Water flea
Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895Donner Lake lupine
Ceriodaphnia laticaudata P.E. Müller, 1867
Ceriodaphnia pulchella Sars, 1862
Ceriodaphnia quadrangula O.F. Müller, 1785
Ceriodaphnia rotunda Sars, 1862Jerusalem thorn
Ceriodaphnia spinata (Henry, 1919)⇒ Ceriodaphnia quadrangula O.F. Müller, 1785
Daphnia (Australodaphnia) occidentalis Benzie, 1986Water Flea
Daphnia (Daphnia) galeata Sars, 1863
Daphnia (Daphnia) hyalina Leydig, 1860
Daphnia (Daphnia) lumholtzi G. O. Sars, 1885Spiny waterflea
Daphnia (Daphnia) obtusa Kurz, 1942Scentless plant bugs
Daphnia angulata Hebert, 1977
Daphnia australis Sergeev & Wi..., 1985
Daphnia carinata King, 1852
Daphnia cephalata King, 1853
Daphnia gelida Brady, 1918
Daphnia jollyi Petkovski, 1973Water Flea
Daphnia longicephala Hebert, 1977
Daphnia magniceps Herrick, 1884
Daphnia nivalis Hebert, 1977Water Flea
Daphnia projecta Hebert, 1977
Daphnia pusilla Serventy, 1929
Daphnia quadrangula (O. F. Muller, 1785)⇒ Ceriodaphnia quadrangula O.F. Müller, 1785
Daphnia quadrangulus Sergeev, 1990
Daphnia queenslandensis Sergeev, 1990
Daphnia salina Hebert & Fin..., 1993
Daphnia thomsoni Sars, 1894
Daphnia wankeltae Hebert, 1977
Daphniopsis pusilla (Serventy, 1929)⇒ Daphnia pusilla Serventy, 1929
Daphniopsis quadrangulus (Sergeev, 1990)⇒ Daphnia quadrangulus Sergeev, 1990
Daphniopsis queenslandensis (Sergeev, 1990)⇒ Daphnia queenslandensis Sergeev, 1990
Daphniopsis studeri Ruhe, 1914
Scapholeberis kingi Sars, 1903Reflexed gyroweisia moss
Scapholeberis kingii (Sars, 1888)⇒ Scapholeberis kingi Sars, 1903
Simocephalus (Aquipiculus) latirostris Stingelin, 1906
Simocephalus (Crownocephalus) acutirostratus King, 1853
Simocephalus elizabethae King, 1853
Simocephalus exspinosus Koch, 1841
Simocephalus gibbosus Sars, 1896
Simocephalus heilongjiangensis Shi & Shi, 1994
Simocephalus serratulus (Koch, 1841)⇒ Simocephalus serrulatus Koch, 1841
Simocephalus serrulatus Koch, 1841Water flea
Simocephalus vetulus Müller, 1776
Simocephalus vetulus gibbosus
Simocephalus victoriensis Dumont, 1983


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