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List of Daphnia species

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Daphnia pulex

The genus Daphnia (Crustacea: Cladocera: Daphniidae) contains over 200 species of water fleas, many of which are in need of further taxonomic investigation (species inquirendae; marked with asterisks).[1] The species are divided among three subgenera, with a number of species incertae sedis.[1]

Subgenus Australodaphnia Colbourne, Wilson & Hebert, 2006

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Subgenus Ctenodaphnia Dybowski & Grochowski, 1895

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Subgenus Daphnia O. F. Müller, 1785

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Incertae sedis

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References

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  1. ^ a b A. Kotov; L. Forró; N. M. Korovchinsky; A. Petrusek (March 2, 2012). "Crustacea-Cladocera checkList" (PDF). World checklist of freshwater Cladocera species. Belgian Biodiversity Platform. Retrieved October 29, 2012.