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Name | Daphnia pulex |
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Name *1 | Daphnia pulex |
Image *2 | ![]() common water flea, water flea |
Other names *1 | GenBank common name: common water flea / others: Daphnia pulex Leydig, 1860 |
NCBI Taxonomy ID | ![]() |
Lineage *1 | cellular organisms > Eukaryota > Opisthokonta > Metazoa > Eumetazoa > Bilateria > Protostomia > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Arthropoda > Mandibulata > Pancrustacea > Crustacea > Branchiopoda > Phyllopoda > Diplostraca > Cladocera > Anomopoda > Daphniidae > Daphnia |
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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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References | *1: NCBI Taxonomy *2: Taxonomy icon (c) Database Center for Life Science licensed under CC Attribution2.1 Japan |