Daphnia pulex

Tags: Crustacean.

Daphnia pulex is the most common species of water flea. It has a cosmopolitan distribution: the species is found throughout the Americas Europe and Australia. It is a model species and was the first crustacean to have its genome sequenced.

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class: Branchiopoda
family: Daphniidae
genus: Daphnia (subgenus), Daphnia
kingdom: Animal
order: Cladocera
phylum: Arthropod, Crustacean

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