Daphnia pulex Leydig, 1860

Daphnia pulex Leydig, 1860: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/taxon/17345
Taxon ID: 17345

Summary

Daphnia pulex is a species in the genus Daphnia.

Records

MBP currently has one record from Wicomico County.

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Description

Distinguished from a number of other species by its concave ventral head margin, "marginal denticles extending less than half the length of the postabdomen," and lack of a long tail spike (L. Biechele, pers. comm.)

Synonyms

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