AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
⌕
Checklist for Family Daphniidae Straus, 1820
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods
26
92
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Phyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
20
78
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diplostraca
Gerstaecker, 1866
Clam shrimp, Clam Shrimps & Waterfleas, Water fleas
19
76
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Onychocaudata
Olesen & Richter, 2013
Clam shrimps, Water fleas
10
61
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cladoceromorpha
O.F. Müller, 1785
Cladocerans, Cyclestherians, Water fleas
10
61
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDaphniidae
Straus, 1820
4
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
4 Genera with 34 Species
Ceriodaphnia Dana, 19028SpeciesTaxom
Daphnia O. F. Mueller, 1917Water Flea16SpeciesTaxom
Scapholeberis Schoedler, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Simocephalus Schödler, 17767SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceriodaphnia acanthina L. S. Ross, 1897
Ceriodaphnia cornuta G. O. Sars, 1885Water flea
Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895Donner Lake lupine
Ceriodaphnia lacustris Birge, 1893
Ceriodaphnia pulchella Sars, 1862
Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Jurine, 1820)⇒ Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1895
Ceriodaphnia rigaudi Richard, 1894Donner Lake lupine
Ceriodaphnia silvestrii Daday, 1902
Daphnia (Daphnia) ambigua Scourfield, 1947
Daphnia (Daphnia) gessneri Herbst, 1967
Daphnia (Daphnia) laevis Birge, 1879
Daphnia (Daphnia) longispina O.F. Müller, 1776
Daphnia (Daphnia) lumholtzi G. O. Sars, 1885Spiny waterflea
Daphnia (Daphnia) obtusa Kurz, 1942Scentless plant bugs
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulex Leydig, 1860Common water flea
Daphnia (Daphnia) pulicaria Forbes, 1893
Daphnia carinata King, 1852
Daphnia chilensis Hann, 1986
Daphnia dadayana Paggi, 1999
Daphnia exilis Herrick, 1895
Daphnia menucoensis Paggi, 1996
Daphnia quadrangula (O. F. Muller, 1785)⇒ Ceriodaphnia quadrangula O.F. Müller, 1785
Daphnia queenslandensis Sergeev, 1990
Daphnia spinulata Birabén, 1917
Scapholeberis armata Herrick & Tu..., 1895
Scapholeberis armata freyi Dumont & Pen..., 1983
Scapholeberis mucronata O.F. Müller, 1776
Scapholeberis spinifera Nicolet, 1849
Simocephalus (Aquipiculus) latirostris Stingelin, 1906
Simocephalus (Crownocephalus) acutirostratus King, 1853
Simocephalus daphnoides Herrick, 1883
Simocephalus mixtus Sars, 1903
Simocephalus semiserratus Sars, 1901
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