Ceriodaphnia dubia

Ceriodaphnia dubia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Cladocera
Family: Daphniidae
Genus: Ceriodaphnia
Species: C. dubia
Binomial name
Ceriodaphnia dubia
Richard, 1894 [1]

Ceriodaphnia dubia is a species of water flea in the class Branchiopoda, living in freshwater lakes, ponds, and marshes in most of the world. They are small, generally less than 1 millimetre (0.039 in) in length. Males are smaller than females. Ceriodaphnia dubia move by using a powerful set of second antennae.[2] Ceriodaphnia dubia is used in toxicity testing of wastewater treatment plant effluent water in the United States.[3]

References

  1. S. J. Brands. "Ceriodaphnia dubia - Hierarchy". The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  2. "Daphnids: Ceriodaphnia dubia, Daphnia magna". Marinco Bioassay Laboratory, Inc. 2005.
  3. Donald E. Francisco, Michael C. Elias, Christine A. LaRocca, Francis A. DiGiano & Marilyn J. Maerker. "Chronic toxicity bioassay with Ceriodaphnia dubia". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
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