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Checklist for Family Daphniidae Straus, 1820
and region Neotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
9
59
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Phyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
9
58
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diplostraca
Gerstaecker, 1866
Clam shrimp, Clam Shrimps & Waterfleas, Water fleas
9
58
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Onychocaudata
Olesen & Richter, 2013
Clam shrimps, Water fleas
9
58
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cladoceromorpha
O.F. Müller, 1785
Cladocerans, Cyclestherians, Water fleas
9
58
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDaphniidae
Straus, 1820
4
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Neotropical
4 Genera with 37 Species
Ceriodaphnia Dana, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 1917Water Flea21SpeciesTaxom
Scapholeberis Schoedler, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Simocephalus Schödler, 18416SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neotropical
37 Species
Ceriodaphnia cornuta G. O. Sars, 1885Water flea
Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895Donner Lake lupine
Ceriodaphnia quadrangula O.F. Müller, 1785
Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Jurine, 1820)⇒ Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895
Ceriodaphnia silvestrii Daday, 1902
Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) similis Claus, 1876
Daphnia (Daphnia) ambigua Scourfield, 1947
Daphnia (Daphnia) cavicervix Ekman, 1900
Daphnia (Daphnia) commutata Ekman, 1900
Daphnia (Daphnia) gessneri Herbst, 1967
Daphnia (Daphnia) laevis Birge, 1879
Daphnia (Daphnia) lumholtzi G. O. Sars, 1885Spiny waterflea
Daphnia (Daphnia) marcahuasensis Valdivia Vil..., 1989
Daphnia (Daphnia) mendotae Birge, 1918
Daphnia (Daphnia) obtusa Kurz, 1942Scentless plant bugs
Daphnia (Daphnia) parvula Fordyce, 1901
Daphnia (Daphnia) peruviana Harding, 1955
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulex Leydig, 1860Common water flea
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulicaria Forbes, 1893
Daphnia chilensis Hann, 1986
Daphnia dadayana Paggi, 1999
Daphnia inca Korínek & V..., 2003
Daphnia menucoensis Paggi, 1996
Daphnia ornithocephala Birabén, 1953
Daphnia paggii Kotov, Sinev..., 2010
Daphnia spinulata Birabén, 1917
Scapholeberis freyi Dumont & Pen..., 1983
Scapholeberis kingi Sars, 1903Reflexed gyroweisia moss
Scapholeberis kingii (Sars, 1888)⇒ Scapholeberis kingi Sars, 1903
Scapholeberis mucronata O.F. Müller, 1776
Scapholeberis spinifera Nicolet, 1849
Simocephalus (Aquipiculus) latirostris Stingelin, 1906
Simocephalus daphnoides Herrick, 1883
Simocephalus mirabilis Orlova-Bienk..., 1998
Simocephalus mixtus Sars, 1903
Simocephalus semiserratus Sars, 1901
Simocephalus serrulatus Koch, 1841Water flea


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