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Daphnia pulex Leydig, 1860

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Branchiopoda
order
Diplostraca
family
Daphniidae
genus
Daphnia
species
Daphnia pulex

Name

Synonyms
Daphnia groenlandica Wesenberg-Lund, 1894
Daphnia hastata Sars, 1862
Daphnia helvetica Stingelin, 1894
Daphnia manytschi Schiklejew, 1932
Daphnia mixta Sars, 1890
Daphnia nigrispinosa Scott, 1894
Daphnia ovalis Schiklejew, 1932
Daphnia ovata Sars, 1862
Daphnia pulex O.F.Müller, 1776
Monoculus pulex De Geer, 1778
Monoculus pulex Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Daphnia pulex Leydig, 1860
Daphnia pulex De Geer
Daphnia pulex O.F.Müller, 1776
Common names
Almindelig dafnie in Danish
Almindelig dam-dafnie in Danish
Daphnie puce (La) in French
Gemeiner Wasserfloh in German
Gewone takwatervlo in Dutch
Common Water Flea in English
Common Waterflea in English
Gemeiner Wasserfloh in German
almindelig dafnie in Danish
common water flea in English
common waterflea in English

Bibliographic References

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  2. AmrÈn, H. 1964. Studies on the ecology and taxonomy of zooplankton, especially the Rotifers of Spitsbergen. Acta Univ. Upps. 42, 1ñ10.
  3. Azémar, F.; Fiers, F.; Tackx, M. (2002). Zooplankton taxonomic list - taxa found from Bath to Gent (Schelde) during winter and spring 2002. Unpublished data.
  4. Benzie, J.A.H. (2005)
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  6. Borgeraas, J. and Hessen, D.O. 2002. Diurnal patterns of antioxidant activity in alpine and arctic Daphnia under in situ UV-radiation. Archiv f¸r Hydrobiologie, 156, 83-95.
  7. Borgeraas, J. and Hessen, D.O. 2002. Variations of antioxidant enzymes in Daphnia species and populations as related to ambient UV exposure. Hydrobiologia, 477, 15-30.
  8. Colbourne, J.K., Crease, T.J., Weider, L.J., Hebert, P.D.N., Dufresne, F. and HobÊk, A. 1998. Phylogenetics and evolution of a circumarctic species complex (Cladocera: Daphnia pulex). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 65, 347ñ365.
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  13. Evenset, A., Christensen, G.N., Skotvold, T., Fjeld, E., Schalabach, M., Wartena, E. and Gregor, D. 2004. A comparison of the contaminants in two high Arctic lake ecosystems, Bj¯n¯ya (Bear Island), Norway. Sci. Tot. Environ. 318, 125-141.
  14. Flößner, D. (2000)
  15. Geest van, G.J., Spierenburg, P., Van Donk, E. and Hessen, D.O. 2007. Daphnia growth rates in arctic ponds: limitation by nutrients or carbon? Polar Biol. 30, 235-242.
  16. Geest, van G.J., Hessen, D.O., Spierenburg, P., Dahl-Hansen, G.A.P., Christensen, G., Faerovig, P.J., Brehm, M., Loonen, M.J.J.E. and van Donk. 2007. Goose-mediated nutrient enrichment and planktonic grazer control in Arctic freshwater ponds. Oecologia 153,653-662.
  17. Haarlov, N. 1977. Ectoparasites (Mallophaga, Siphonaptera, Acarina) from birds of Jan Mayen Island, Norway. Nor. J. Entomol. 24, 37ñ41.
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