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


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
16
44
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Phyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
13
40
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diplostraca
Gerstaecker, 1866
Clam shrimp, Clam Shrimps & Waterfleas, Water fleas
12
39
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Onychocaudata
Olesen & Richter, 2013
Clam shrimps, Water fleas
11
38
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cladoceromorpha
O.F. Müller, 1785
Cladocerans, Cyclestherians, Water fleas
11
38
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDaphniidae
Straus, 1820
5
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
5 Genera with 25 Species
Ceriodaphnia Dana, 18204SpeciesTaxom
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 1862Water Flea15SpeciesTaxom
Megafenestra Dumont and P..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Scapholeberis Schoedler, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Simocephalus Schödler, 17762SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
25 Species
Ceriodaphnia acanthina L. S. Ross, 1897
Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895Donner Lake lupine
Ceriodaphnia laticaudata P.E. Müller, 1867
Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Jurine, 1820)⇒ Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) magna Straus, 1820Spoonleaf treebine
Daphnia (Daphnia) ambigua Scourfield, 1947
Daphnia (Daphnia) galeata Sars, 1863
Daphnia (Daphnia) laevis Birge, 1879
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) middendorffiana Fischer, 1851
Daphnia (Daphnia) minnehaha Herrick, 1884
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) thorata Forbes, 1893
Daphnia schodleri G. O. Sars, 1862
Megafenestra nasuta Birge, 1879
Scapholeberis kingii (Sars, 1888)⇒ Scapholeberis kingi Sars, 1903
Scapholeberis mucronata O.F. Müller, 1776
Scapholeberis rammneri Dumont & Pen..., 1983
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