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Checklist for Family Daphniidae Straus, 1820
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
15
34
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Phyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
12
30
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diplostraca
Gerstaecker, 1866
Clam shrimp, Clam Shrimps & Waterfleas, Water fleas
11
29
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Onychocaudata
Olesen & Richter, 2013
Clam shrimps, Water fleas
7
24
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cladoceromorpha
O.F. Müller, 1785
Cladocerans, Cyclestherians, Water fleas
7
24
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDaphniidae
Straus, 1820
5
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
5 Genera with 17 Species
Ceriodaphnia Dana, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 1914Water Flea9SpeciesTaxom
Megafenestra Dumont and P..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Scapholeberis Schoedler, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Simocephalus Schödler, 17763SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
17 Species
Ceriodaphnia cornuta G. O. Sars, 1885Water flea
Ceriodaphnia producta Sars, 1916
Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Jurine, 1820)⇒ Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) dolichocephala Sars, 1895
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) magna Straus, 1820Spoonleaf treebine
Daphnia (Daphnia) laevis Birge, 1879
Daphnia (Daphnia) longispina O.F. Müller, 1776
Daphnia (Daphnia) obtusa Kurz, 1942Scentless plant bugs
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulex Leydig, 1860Common water flea
Daphnia barbata Weltner, 1898
Daphnia quadrangula (O. F. Muller, 1785)⇒ Ceriodaphnia quadrangula O.F. Müller, 1785
Daphnia studeri Rühe, 1914
Megafenestra aurita (Fischer, 1849
Scapholeberis kingii (Sars, 1888)⇒ Scapholeberis kingi Sars, 1903
Simocephalus exspinosus 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