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


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
22
69
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Phyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
17
61
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diplostraca
Gerstaecker, 1866
Clam shrimp, Clam Shrimps & Waterfleas, Water fleas
16
59
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Onychocaudata
Olesen & Richter, 2013
Clam shrimps, Water fleas
12
53
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cladoceromorpha
O.F. Müller, 1785
Cladocerans, Cyclestherians, Water fleas
12
53
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDaphniidae
Straus, 1820
5
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
5 Genera with 35 Species
Ceriodaphnia Dana, 18205SpeciesTaxom
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 1862Water Flea23SpeciesTaxom
Megafenestra Dumont and P..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Scapholeberis Schoedler, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Simocephalus Schödler, 17764SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
35 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceriodaphnia acanthina L. S. Ross, 1897
Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895Donner Lake lupine
Ceriodaphnia lacustris Birge, 1893
Ceriodaphnia laticaudata P.E. Müller, 1867
Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Jurine, 1820)⇒ Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) magna Straus, 1820Spoonleaf treebine
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) similis Claus, 1876
Daphnia (Daphnia) ambigua Scourfield, 1947
Daphnia (Daphnia) catawba Coker, 1926
Daphnia (Daphnia) dentifera Forbes, 1893
Daphnia (Daphnia) galeata Sars, 1863
Daphnia galeata galeata G. O. Sars, 1864Waterflea
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) mendotae Birge, 1918
Daphnia (Daphnia) middendorffiana Fischer, 1851
Daphnia (Daphnia) minnehaha Herrick, 1884
Daphnia (Daphnia) parvula Fordyce, 1901
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) tenebrosa (G. O. Sars, 1898)⇒ Daphnia middendorffiana Fischer, 1851
Daphnia (Daphnia) thorata Forbes, 1893
Daphnia ephemeralis Schwartz & H..., 1985
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 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